CVE-1999-0958

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-01-12 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0958, 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

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0958

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