Is CVE-1999-1198 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1198 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-1999-1198?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 3 October 1990.

Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1198?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-1999-1198 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

Am I affected by CVE-1999-1198?

Check whether you run Next or Nextstep at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-1999-1198: NeXT NeXTSTEP privilege escalation in BuildDisk

CVE-1999-1198 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 1990-10-03

A vulnerability in the BuildDisk utility on older NeXT computer systems allows any user with physical or local access to the machine to gain full administrative control. The program fails to verify administrative credentials before performing sensitive operations, which could lead to unauthorized access to all data on the system or a complete system takeover.

Technologies: Next, Nextstep. Vendors: Next.

Quick answers

Is CVE-1999-1198 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1198 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-1999-1198?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 3 October 1990.
Which products and versions are affected?: Nextstep before 2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1198?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-1999-1198 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-1999-1198?: Check whether you run Next or Nextstep at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The BuildDisk utility in NeXTSTEP versions prior to 2.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. The application does not implement an authentication check or password prompt when executed, despite performing actions that require root-level permissions. A local attacker with standard user access can execute the BuildDisk program to gain unauthorized root privileges. This issue was addressed in NeXTSTEP version 2.0.

Affected products

NeXT NeXTSTEP before 2.0

Timeline

1990-10-03: disclosed: Initial publication date
1990-10-03: advisory: NVD published date

References

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