Executive brief
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
Affected products
- redhat linux
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-1999-1490: xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
CVE-1999-1490 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 1998-05-28
Technologies: Redhat Linux. Vendors: Redhat.