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CVE-1999-0958

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

7.2 High

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Record
CVE-1999-0958
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Record
CVE-1999-0958
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0939 No score

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Record
EUVD-1999-0939
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vxh-pf2c-r9qp No score

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Record
GHSA-4vxh-pf2c-r9qp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0958 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Todd Miller Sudo, published January 12, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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