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CVE-1999-1490

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1998-05-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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: 5.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926021&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926034&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8787.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/362
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926021&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101926034&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8787.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/362

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