CVE-1999-0821 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges on FreeBSD systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the seyon terminal emulator.
- 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-1999-0821?
CVE-1999-0821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FreeBSD seyon allows local users to gain privileges by providing a malicious program in the -emulator argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0821?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0821?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0821 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0821 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27fc-7vgc-cg5g.