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high 7.2

CVE-1999-1491 json

abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary c…

published 1996-02-02 30 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1472

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19279)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19279 RedHat Linux 2.1 - 'abuse.console' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1996-02-02
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/354 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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