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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0740

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 2.07%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.07% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
redhat/linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.