CVE-1999-1496

CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Description

Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.

Affected Products
3
Vendor Product Version
todd_miller sudo 1.5
debian debian_linux 2.1
redhat linux 6.0
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-1999-1496
Published:
1999-06-08
Modified:
2026-04-16
CVSS Score:
2.1
Severity:
LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected Vendors
debian todd_miller redhat
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL