CVE-1999-1491 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.91% — more likely to be exploited than 79% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1996-02-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 2.1 - 'abuse.console' Local Privilege Escalation | 1996-02-02 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD