CVE-1999-0674

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Published Jan 4, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0656	The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.833% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-067.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/570

History

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Sun Solaris Sunos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 4, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Nov 25, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 9, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:48 PM

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