CVE-1999-1458

Exp

Buffer overflow in at program in Digital UNIX 4.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Published: 1999-01-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1458 is rated Exploit Available (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1458

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1458

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.54% +0.50%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.85%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1458

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1458

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1458

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digital unix 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0a cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0b cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0c cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0d cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digital unix 4.0e cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1458

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