CVE-1999-0073
N/A
Published: September 29, 1999 at 08:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:47 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsIrixUnixOsf 1
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/3Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/3Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/08/6Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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