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CVE-1999-1347

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to...

4.6 Medium

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Down 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Record
CVE-1999-1347
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Record
CVE-1999-1347
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1328 No score

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Record
EUVD-1999-1328
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9h2-mfx3-9xhg No score

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to...

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Record
GHSA-h9h2-mfx3-9xhg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1347 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Redhat Linux, published October 7, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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