CVE-1999-1385 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier al)
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1385 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1996-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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