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CVE-1999-1496

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-06-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 2.1
• RedHat Linux: 6.0
• Todd Miller Sudo: 1.5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14665
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/321
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2277
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14665
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/321
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2277

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