CVE-1999-1471

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1989-01-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1471, 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 passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1471

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