Vulnerability CVE-1999-1186
Published: 1996-01-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Slackware -> Slackware linux 
RXVT -> RXVT 
Redhat -> Linux 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418966&w=2
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