Description
BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Published: 2002-03-09
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1179 BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00085}

epss

{'score': 0.00512}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.755Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1198

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1990-10-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1198

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Weaknesses