CVE-1999-1272
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
CVE-1999-1272 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sgi Irix, published March 1, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.36%EPSS, 30th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1272- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1272- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1253No score
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1253- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqf3-4mqj-g93xNo score
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
Buffer overflows in CDROM Confidence Test program (cdrom) allow local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-cqf3-4mqj-g93x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.