CVE-1999-1276 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-1276

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop...

Vulnerability 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.

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

debian linux, linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1, 2.6.20.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2002
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
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.