CVE-1999-1186 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in rxvt, specifically when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option, affecting various Linux distributions including Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1. An attacker could gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program via the -print-pipe command line parameter. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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