CVE-1999-0693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 2000-01-04

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 14.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.14837.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/641
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4374

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Ibm Aix

Sco Unixware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:37.755Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0693

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-03-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0693

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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