$ cve CVE-1999-0720 JSON

CVE-1999-0720 EXPLOIT

4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 54)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

CVSS	4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	0.75% — more likely to be exploited than 54% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	1999-08-23
Last modified	2026-06-16

Vendor	Product
linux	linux kernel

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	GNU glibc 2.1/2.1.1 -6 - 'pt_chown' Local Privilege Escalation	1999-08-23