HIGH
ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords
Published Feb 14, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.46%
Description
ptylogin in Unix systems allows users to perform a denial of service by locking out modems, dial out with that modem, or obtain passwords.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.46% 0.02464
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02464
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 83.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 82.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 63.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 77.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 76.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01826) | 86.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 18, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0359 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0359 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 14, 2001
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0359
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a