CVE-1999-0113 in the critical feed json
Some implementations of rlogin allow root access if given a -froot parameter.
published 1994-05-23 32 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0113
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.2%
- EPSS 17.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Some implementations of rlogin allow root access if given a -froot parameter.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-19348)
Exploit prediction
17.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-19348 IBM AIX 3.2.5 - 'login(1)' Privilege Escalation remote, 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-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/458
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0113
- NVD CVE-1999-0113
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