CVE-1999-1450

Summary

CVE-1999-1450 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the rlogin daemon (rshd) and scheme component in SCO UNIX OpenServer 5.0.5 and earlier, and SCO UnixWare 7.0.1 and earlier. The flaw allows remote attackers to leverage this vulnerability to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or system functions. The root cause lies within improperly handled environment variables, enabling an attacker to manipulate the rshd or scheme processes to escalate their privileges. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to affected systems and requires immediate attention and patching.

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