CVE-1999-0192 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.04% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1997-10-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
| slackware | slackware linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 6.0 / Slackware Linux 4.0 - Termcap 'tgetent()' Local Buffer Overflow (1) | 1999-08-18 |
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 6.0 / Slackware Linux 4.0 - Termcap 'tgetent()' Local Buffer Overflow (2) | 1999-08-18 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD