CVE-1999-1534

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 1999-09-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in (1) nlservd and (2) rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Affected products

Knox Software Arkeia: 4.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93837184228248&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/661
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93837184228248&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/661

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