CVE-1999-1496

Summary

CVE-1999-1496 is a vulnerability affecting Sudo version 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0. Local users can exploit this issue to determine the existence of arbitrary files. By attempting to execute a non-existent file as a program, they will receive a specific error message if the file does not exist. This error message difference indicates the file's absence, allowing attackers to quietly gather information about the system.

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