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CVE-1999-0073: digital osf_1

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 29-09-1999Last modified 08-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0073 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in digital osf_1. EPSS estimates a 3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-09-1999
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.09% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Digital2 products
  • osf_11.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2
  • unix3.2g | 4.0
Sgi1 product
  • irix5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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