← CVECheck
HomeVulnerabilities

CVE-1999-1198 — HIGH severity vulnerability (BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt)

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

CVE IDCVE-1999-1198
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1990-10-03
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

🔍 Search all vulnerabilities →