PT-1998-1181 · Linux · Cdrom

Published 1998-03-01 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1272

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 cdrom (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to buffer overflows in the CDROM Confidence Test program, which can be exploited by local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1272

Affected Products

Cdrom

References · 3

• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980301-01-PX · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1272 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1635 · Note