Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-03-08T09:06:54.428Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0073

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1995-10-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-03-08T09:16:15.170

Link: CVE-1999-0073

cve-icon Redhat

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