Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon (amd) logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others.
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon (amd) logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0446 91st 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- 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:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3x8-5ch8-c52w
References
—
Sources
- CVE-1999-0704 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3x8-5ch8-c52w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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