PT-1997-1192 · Cracklib · Cracklib

Published 1997-12-14 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1140

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CrackLib version 2.5

Description A buffer overflow issue in CrackLib may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

Recommendations For CrackLib version 2.5, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1140

Affected Products

Cracklib

References · 4

• http://cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.16.CrackLib · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1140 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88209041500913&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1539 · Note