PT-1995-1001 · Telnet · Telnet

Published 1995-10-13 · Updated 2026-03-08 · CVE-1999-0073

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Telnet (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a remote client to specify environment variables, including LD LIBRARY PATH, which can be exploited by an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0073

Affected Products

Telnet

References · 12

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0073 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152982 · Telegram Post
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/3 · Note
• https://twitter.com/MortyJin/status/2026322539925180576 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/nanovms/status/2027435278416417112 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/opennews/14714 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/tmfeed/287888 · Telegram Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/08/6 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/154672 · Telegram Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/3 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/154613 · Telegram Post