7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1534

Published: 23/09/1999 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in (1) nlservd and (2) rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

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knox software arkeia 4.0

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/661/info Knox Software Arkeia 40 Backup rnavc & nlserverd HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow A local buffer overflow in the handling of the HOME environment variable by the rlserver and rnavc binaries that are part of the Knox Software Arkiea backup application allow local users to obtain ro ...