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CVE-1999-0046

Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.06924
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

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bsdi bsd osall versions
debian linuxall versions
digital ultrixall versions
freebsdall versions
hp hp-uxall versions
ibm aixall versions
netbsdall versions
next nextstepall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localBSD/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 Escalationverified
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD06 Feb 1997 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0046Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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