CVE-1999-1198

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1990-10-03 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1198, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1198

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C