CVE-1999-0073 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00259.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Digital	Osf 1 Unix
Sgi	Irix

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3::xfs:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1::xfs:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:3.2g:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.179Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-0073

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1995-10-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0073

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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