Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1490 - Unspecified vulnerability in Redhat Linux 5.1

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
redhat
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1998-05-28
Updated: 2016-10-18

Summary

xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Redhat
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionRedHat Linux 5.1 xosview Vulnerability. CVE-1999-1490 . Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:19281
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-05-28
published1999-05-28
reporterChris Evans
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19281/
titleRedHat Linux 5.1 xosview Vulnerability

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