CVE-1999-1297 — LOW severity vulnerability (cmdtool in OpenWindows 3.0 and XView 3.0 in SunOS 4.1.4 and)
cmdtool in OpenWindows 3.0 and XView 3.0 in SunOS 4.1.4 and earlier allows attackers with physical access to the system to display unechoed characters (such as those from password prompts) via the L2/AGAIN key.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1297 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-07-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | cmdtool in OpenWindows 3.0 and XView 3.0 in SunOS 4.1.4 and earlier allows attackers with physical access to the system to display unechoed characters (such as those from password prompts) via the L2/AGAIN key. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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