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CVE-1999-0073

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1995-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Affected products

• Digital Osf 1: 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 3.2
• Digital Unix: 3.2g, 4.0
• Sgi Irix: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3 (+5)

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/08/6
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073

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