CVE-1999-1032

Summary

CVE-1999-1032 is a critical vulnerability affecting the LAT/Telnet Gateway (lattelnet) software on Ultrix 4.1 and 4.2 operating systems. An attacker can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges and gain root access to the system. The vulnerability stems from an improperly implemented authentication mechanism in the gateway software, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass access controls and execute privileged commands. This issue poses a significant risk to affected systems and requires immediate attention and patches to mitigate the threat.

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