CVE-1999-0820 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 12 Jul 2000 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges in FreeBSD seyon by manipulating the PATH variable to execute malicious commands.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-1999-0820?

CVE-1999-0820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 12 Jul 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeBSD seyon allows users to gain privileges via a modified PATH variable for finding the xterm and seyon-emu commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0820?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0820?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-0820 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0820 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v47-cj5p-r739.