CVE-1999-1490 — HIGH severity vulnerability (xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root)
xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1490 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-05-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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