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TI-1999-00654 Aliases CVE-1999-0703GHSA-r2hm-7w9p-5qrc

OpenBSD, BSDI, and other Unix operating systems allow users to set chflags and fchflags on character and block devices.

Priority LOW 17Published · 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
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

OpenBSD, BSDI, and other Unix operating systems allow users to set chflags and fchflags on character and block devices.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00279 20th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableBsdi
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0703
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2hm-7w9p-5qrc

References

Advisory 1

Sources