CVE-1999-0691
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
0.84% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.2
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-119USLLM-inferred
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
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affected products (29)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
showing 20 of 29
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 1999-09-13modified 2026-06-16
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/635enisa_euvd
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3078enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/635nvd
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3078nvd
scry
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