CVE-1999-0720

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1999-08-23 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0720, 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

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

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0720

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