Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1276 (CCN-1609)

Assigned:1998-12-07
Published:1998-12-07
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1276

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
19981207 fte-console: does not drop its root priviliges

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19981207
fte-console: does not drop its root priviliges

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8100
fte-console Virtual Console Device Local Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fte-console-privileges(1609)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fte-console-privileges(1609)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian debian linux 2.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.20.1
    linux linux kernel *