CVE-1999-1276
Published Dec 7, 1998
Last updated 7 years ago
Overview
- Description
- fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3C67BDA1-9451-4026-AC6D-E912C882A757"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "1E3313D5-52E8-49B3-B145-170D9A26DA43"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]