Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Linux pt_chown Command

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Linux pt_chown Command

CVE-1999-0720 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The pt_chown command in Linux allows local users to modify TTY terminal devices that belong to other users.

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