CVE-1999-1490 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root access in xosview by exploiting a buffer overflow via a long HOME environment variable.
- 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-1999-1490?
CVE-1999-1490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1490?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1490?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1490 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1490 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvwf-xw7r-mvpr.