CVE-1999-1385
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges...
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1385- 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 ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1366 No score
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1366- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vpf-cwcr-569g No score
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges...
Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-7vpf-cwcr-569g- 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-1999-1385 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published December 19, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.