Is CVE-1999-0192 being actively exploited?

CVE-1999-0192 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-1999-0192?

CVE-1999-0192 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-1999-0192

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 10.0%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP 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
EPSS score: 10.0% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-1999-0192)
Published: October 18, 1997
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-0192 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux
slackware / slackware linux

Certified products that may be affected

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 with CPACF - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2798 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2742 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2721 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2711 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0192

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

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