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CVE-1999-1496

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Published: Jun 8, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.

Affected (3)

Todd Miller
1 product
Sudo
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Redhat
1 product
Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Sudo
Version 1.5
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 2.1
Linux
Version 6.0

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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