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CVE-1999-1276

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-12-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 2.1
• Linux kernel: 2.6.20.1

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19981207
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1609
• http://www.debian.org/security/1998/19981207
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1609

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