CVE-1999-1296

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1997-04-29 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1296, 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

Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as used in Kerberos V allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in a kerberos configuration file, which can be specified via the KRB_CONF environmental variable.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1296

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