CVE-1999-0906
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0906- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0906- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0887 No score
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0887- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6jx-fmhq-h34r No score
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.
- Record
GHSA-j6jx-fmhq-h34r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SuSE Linux 6.2 sscw - HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow | 1999-09-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0906 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Suse Linux, published September 23, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.