CVE-1999-1276

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-12-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1276, 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

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1276

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