CVE-1999-0192 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

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 0.0666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Redhat	Linux
Slackware	Slackware Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0192	Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

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-1999-0192

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.939Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-0192

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-10-18T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-0192

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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