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CVE-1999-0691 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction)

Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0691
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-09-13
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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