Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.
Priority HIGH 75CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.51878 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 42
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.93 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:digital:ultrix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Digital |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.93 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:digital:ultrix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Digital
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 32 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.00 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.01 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.08 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.09 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.16 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.20 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.24 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.30 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.34 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Next |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3u1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.01 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.08 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.09 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.16 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.20 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.24 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.30 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.34 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:next:nextstep:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Next
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3u1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4jr-qcgh-mgmc
References
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Sources
- CVE-1999-0046 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4jr-qcgh-mgmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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