Is CVE-1999-0046 being actively exploited?

CVE-1999-0046 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-0046?

CVE-1999-0046 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-1999-0046

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 51.9%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
EPSS score: 51.9% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-1999-0046)
Published: February 6, 1997
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-0046 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

bsdi / bsd os
bsdi / bsd os
bsdi / bsd os
bsdi / bsd os
debian / debian linux
digital / ultrix
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
hp / hp-ux
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
ibm / aix
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
next / nextstep
oracle / solaris
oracle / solaris
oracle / solaris
oracle / solaris
oracle / solaris
sun / sunos
sun / sunos
sun / sunos
sun / sunos
sun / sunos
sun / sunos

Certified products that may be affected

12 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Solaris Userland Cryptographic Framework - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4142 - historical
Oracle Solaris Kernel Cryptographic Framework - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4034 - historical
Oracle Solaris Kernel Cryptographic Framework - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 2698 - historical
Oracle Solaris Userland Cryptographic Framework - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 2699 - historical
Oracle Solaris Userland Cryptographic Framework with SPARC T4 and SPARC T5 - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 2076 - historical

See all 12 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0046(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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