CVE-1999-1390

Summary

CVE-1999-1390 is a vulnerability affecting suidmanager 0.18 on Debian 2.0. The suidexec function in this software is susceptible to a local privilege escalation attack. By providing a malicious program on the command line, attackers can exploit this vulnerability and gain root privileges. This issue poses a significant security risk, as it allows unauthorized users to obtain elevated access to the system. Users are advised to update their suidmanager package as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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