CVE-1999-0046 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.
published 1997-02-06 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0046
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 51.9%
- EPSS 51.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-19203)
- Published
Exploit prediction
51.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-19203 BSD/OS 2.1 / DG/UX 4.0 / Debian 0.93 / Digital UNIX 4.0 B / FreeBSD 2.1.5 / HP-UX 10.34 / IBM AIX 4.1.5 / NetBSD 1.0/1.1 / NeXTstep 4.0 / SGI IRIX 6.3 / SunOS 4.1.4 - 'rlogin' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1996-12-04
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0046
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0046
- NVD CVE-1999-0046
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