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CVE-1999-0693
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2000-03-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Buffer overflow in TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges.
Affected products
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/641
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4374
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/641
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4374
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