CVE-1999-1296 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as us)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1296 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1997-04-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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