CVE-1999-0900
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
CVE-1999-0900 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linux-nis Rpc.yppasswdd, published October 23, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.40%EPSS, 34th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
- Record
CVE-1999-0900- 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 overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
- Record
CVE-1999-0900- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0881No score
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0881- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw9r-5hfp-j23wNo score
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.
- Record
GHSA-hw9r-5hfp-j23w- 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.