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TI-1999-00400 Aliases CVE-1999-0405GHSA-72r6-cpj9-gh8x

A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00755 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.7.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0405
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72r6-cpj9-gh8x

References

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Sources

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