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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-0821 EUVD-1999-0802GHSA-27fc-7vgc-cg5g

FreeBSD seyon allows local users to gain privileges by providing a malicious program in the -emulator argument.

Published Feb 4, 2000 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

FreeBSD seyon allows local users to gain privileges by providing a malicious program in the -emulator argument.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 2

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

References

  • 838 vdb-entry