CVE-1999-0073 — n/a / n/a

Description (CNA)

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
n/a / n/a	affected n/a

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073

ADP enrichment

CVE

No English description supplied.

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/08/6