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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0062

CVE-1999-0062

Description

The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.

Affected products

2

OpenBSD/chpassllm-create
OpenBSD/OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

www.osvdb.org/7559nvd

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