{"cve":"CVE-1999-0073","nvd":{"published":"1995-10-13T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:47:31.050","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/07/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/08/6","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0073"],"products":["digital:osf_1","digital:unix","sgi:irix"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-0073","score":0.03088,"percentile":0.87709,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}