CVE-1999-0073 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-1999-0073

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including...

Vulnerability Description

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

irix, osf 1, unix
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 3.2, 3.2g, 4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 29th, 1999
Last Modified: March 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.