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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 28, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1490

CVE-1999-1490

Description

xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

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Affected products

2

Red Hat/xosviewllm-fuzzy
Range: = 1.5.1 (Red Hat 5.1)
Red Hat/Linux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

4

www.securityfocus.com/bid/362nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/8787.phpnvd

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