Vulnerability CVE-1999-0720

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0720 (CCN-3167)

Assigned:

1999-08-23

Published:

1999-08-23

Updated:

2008-09-09

Summary:

The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable