CVE-1999-0706

Linux xmonisdn package allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS or PATH environmental variables.

Published: 2000-04-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0706 is rated Moderate Risk (55.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0706

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.86% +0.15%
2 2025-03-29 0.86% 0.71% -0.15%
3 2025-03-19 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0706

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0706

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0706

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc inn 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc inn 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc inn 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc inn 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc inn 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc inn 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:isc:inn:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0706

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