CVE-1999-1008

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xsoldier program allows local users to gain root access via a long argument.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00341

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

freebsdall versions

mandrakesoft mandrake linuxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localxsoldier 0.96 (RedHat 6.2) - Local Buffer Overflowverified
localxsoldier (FreeBSD 3.3/Linux Mandrake 7.0) - Local Buffer Overflow (1)verified
localxsoldier (FreeBSD 3.3/Linux Mandrake 7.0) - Local Buffer Overflow (2)verified

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7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD17 May 2000 · 04:00 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=94531826621620&w=2

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/871

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