CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0073

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.11%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain full privileges on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable the Telnet service and replace it with a more secure protocol like SSH to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS