CVE-1999-0720

Published Aug 23, 1999

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description: The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "1E3313D5-52E8-49B3-B145-170D9A26DA43"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References