CVE-1999-0894 describes a critical vulnerability in the Red Hat Linux screen program, where its failure to utilize Unix98 ptys allows local users to write to other terminals. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.