CVE-1999-0720 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

Published: 2000-04-18

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0701	The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00362.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/597
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=lcamtuf.4.05.9907041223290.355-300000%40nimue.ids.pl

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-04-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:37.948Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0720

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0720

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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