rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2016-10-17T13:57:01

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00


Link: CVE-1999-1186

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 1996-01-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2016-10-18T02:02:03.637


Link: CVE-1999-1186

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