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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0740

CVE-1999-0740

Description

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.

Affected products

4

Red Hat/Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/in.telnetdllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

www.securityfocus.com/bid/594nvd

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