Nextstep vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product7 versions
The short answer

Nextstep is made by Next. We track 4 published vulnerabilities in it, across 7 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Nextstep, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.

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Known exploited

Which Nextstep vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of Nextstep's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Nextstep flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 52%

    Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

    CVSS10.0Published6 Feb 1997
  2. 1.0%

    Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C (classification) command line option.

    CVSS7.2Published25 Oct 1996
  3. 0.9%

    pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.

    CVSS1.9Published18 Apr 1996
  4. 0.4%

    The NeXT NetInfo _writers property allows local users to gain root privileges or conduct a denial of service.

    CVSS7.2Published19 Sep 1997
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We track 4 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Nextstep, across 7 versions.

None of Nextstep's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

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