CVE-1999-0906

Summary

CVE-1999-0906 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability impacting the Secure Common Configuration Workshop (sccw) software. This issue enables local users to exploit the HOME environmental variable, ultimately gaining root access to affected systems. By manipulating the HOME variable, attackers can inject malicious code into the sccw buffer, leading to unintended command execution and potentially serious security compromises.

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