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CVE-1999-0073

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Published

1995-10-13T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sgi irix 5.0 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.1.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 5.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.3 Yes
Operating System digital osf_1 1.2 Yes
Operating System digital osf_1 1.3 Yes
Operating System digital osf_1 2.0 Yes
Operating System digital osf_1 3.0 Yes
Operating System digital osf_1 3.2 Yes
Operating System digital unix 3.2g Yes
Operating System digital unix 4.0 Yes
References