VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0192
Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 10.0%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.0%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 10.04% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux · slackware/slackware linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.