CVE-1999-1490
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 19980529 Re: Tiresome security hole in "xosview" (xosexp.c)mailing-list
- 19980528 ALERT: Tiresome security hole in "xosview", RedHat5.1?mailing-list
- 362vdb-entry
- linux-xosview-bo(8787)vdb-entry
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