CVE-1999-1491

Summary

CVE-1999-1491 is a vulnerability affecting the Red Hat 2.1 operating system. The issue lies with the abuse.console component, which employs relative pathnames to locate and execute the undrv program. Maliciously crafted input can be used to point to a Trojan horse program, allowing local users to execute arbitrary commands and potentially gain unauthorized system access. This weakness could lead to serious security consequences, emphasizing the importance of keeping software up-to-date to mitigate such risks.

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