CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1534

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.08%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in nlservd and rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the length of the HOME environmental variable and update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in (1) nlservd and (2) rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

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