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CVE-1999-0359 — HIGH severity vulnerability (ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of)

ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0359
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-03-12
Last modified2026-04-16
Descriptionptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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