VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1490
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926021&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926034&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8787.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/362Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926021&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926034&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8787.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/362Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.