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SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Argument Parsing Vulnerability
20
CWE
Product Name: N/A
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-1999-0256
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
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Nuclei References:
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Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
1999
Argument Parsing Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in the way rlogind parses arguments passed to it. By passing the -f argument with the value of root, it is possible to gain access to the root account on the target system. CVE-1999-0256 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Mitigation:
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.
