CVE-1999-1276 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-1999-1276?

CVE-1999-1276 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1276?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1276?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1276 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-m7p3-x2g8-59r3.