PT-1999-1767 · Knox · Arkeia

Published 1999-09-23 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1534

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: Arkeia backup product (affected versions not specified)

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the nlservd and rnavc components of the Knox Software Arkeia backup product. This allows local users to gain root access by manipulating the HOME environmental variable, specifically by setting it to a long value.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1534

Affected Products

Arkeia

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/661 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19511 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1534 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93837184228248&w=2 · Note