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TI-1999-00072 Aliases CVE-1999-0073GHSA-g7xr-56w3-vjqh

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03088 87th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableSgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:3.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2gVulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDigital
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:3.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2g Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Digital

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7xr-56w3-vjqh

References

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Sources

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