fkie_cve-1999-0073
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
1995-10-13 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sgi irix 5.0
sgi irix 5.0.1
sgi irix 5.1
sgi irix 5.1.1
sgi irix 5.2
sgi irix 5.3
sgi irix 5.3
sgi irix 6.0
sgi irix 6.0.1
sgi irix 6.0.1
sgi irix 6.1
sgi irix 6.2
sgi irix 6.3
digital osf_1 1.2
digital osf_1 1.3
digital osf_1 2.0
digital osf_1 3.0
digital osf_1 3.2
digital unix 3.2g
digital unix 4.0


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