CVE-1999-0740

high

Description

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Linux in.telnetd telnet daemon through a malformed TERM environmental variable.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/594

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-08-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00655