The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.
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
The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00833 57th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 27
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 17 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8cp-g8hf-5jjj
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-1999-0674 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8cp-g8hf-5jjj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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