Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the…
Priority LOW 12Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0051 43rd 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Todd Miller |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6w3-cv3w-952r
References
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Sources
- CVE-1999-1496 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6w3-cv3w-952r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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