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CVE-1999-0359

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-03-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords.

Affected products

• Marc Schaefer Ptylogin: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0359
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0359

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