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TI-1999-01341 Aliases CVE-1999-1394GHSA-f7wg-pwf9-wgf9

BSD 4.4 based operating systems, when running at security level 1, allow the root user to…

Priority LOW 12Published · 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 · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

BSD 4.4 based operating systems, when running at security level 1, allow the root user to clear the immutable and append-only flags for files by unmounting the file system and using a file system editor such as fsdb to directly modify the file through a device.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00609 49th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·BSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1394
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7wg-pwf9-wgf9

References

Other 1

  • TI-2008-04392 The TCP implementation in (1) Linux, (2) platforms based on BSD Unix, (3) Microsoft… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2001-00645 Buffer overflow in BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) in various BSD-based operating… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-06035 The TCP stack in 4.3BSD Net/2, as used in FreeBSD 5.4, NetBSD possibly 2.0, and OpenBSD… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-01418 Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-01047 Vulnerability in BSD Telnet client with encryption and Kerberos 4 authentication allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-01051 lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
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