CVE-1999-0073

High CVSS 10

Published 1995-10-13 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0073, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0073

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C