fkie_cve-1999-0740
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
1999-08-19 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/594
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/594
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat linux 4.2
redhat linux 5.2
redhat linux 6.0


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  "id": "CVE-1999-0740",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
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