PT-1998-1183 · Fte · Fte-Console+1

Published 1998-12-07 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1276

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions fte-console in the fte package version 0.46b-4.1 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device because the fte-console in the fte package does not drop root privileges.

Recommendations For versions 0.46b-4.1 and earlier, update to version 0.46b-4.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1276

Affected Products

Fte

Fte-Console

References · 3

• http://debian.org/security/1998/19981207 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1276 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1609 · Note