CVE-1999-1159

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1998-12-29 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1159, 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

SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1159

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