CVE-1999-1186

Published: 1996-01-02

Description

rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.

Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

CVSS Metrics

Type Score Severity Vector

Affected Products

rxvt - rxvt

Affected Versions:

redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

slackware - slackware_linux

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References

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