CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1490

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.93%

56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xosview to a newer version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

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