Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0906 - Unspecified vulnerability in Suse Linux 6.2

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
suse
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1999-09-23
Updated: 2008-09-09

Summary

Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Suse
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionS.u.S.E. Linux 6.2 sscw HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0906. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:19508
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-09-23
published1999-09-23
reporterBrock Tellier
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19508/
titleS.u.S.E. Linux 6.2 sscw HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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