CVE-1999-1140
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS...
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- Record
CVE-1999-1140- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- Record
CVE-1999-1140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1121 No score
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1121- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qm9-vcp5-gmgw No score
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS...
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- Record
GHSA-6qm9-vcp5-gmgw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1140 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Alec Muffet Cracklib, published December 14, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.