VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-0073
CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability3.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1995-10-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.