CVE-1999-0183 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0183?

CVE-1999-0183 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux implementations of TFTP would allow access to files outside the restricted directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0183?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Tftp Tftp.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0183?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-1999-0183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-45j8-6hph-65q7.