Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1491 - Unspecified vulnerability in Redhat Linux 2.1
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | RedHat Linux 2.1 abuse.console Vulnerability. CVE-1999-1491. Local exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19279 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1996-02-02 |
| published | 1996-02-02 |
| reporter | David J Meltzer |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19279/ |
| title | RedHat Linux 2.1 - abuse.console Vulnerability |