CVE-1999-0740
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a...
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0740- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0740- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0721 No score
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chv2-pxjh-365q No score
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a...
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.
- Record
GHSA-chv2-pxjh-365q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Redhat Linux, published August 19, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.