CVE-1999-0062: OpenBSD

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• OpenBSD OpenBSD: version 2.3 only

Published 1998-08-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.