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CVE-1999-1158

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1997-05-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1158
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.84%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and (2) unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via programs that use these modules such as passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd.