CVE-1999-0958: Todd Miller Sudo

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Affected products

• Todd Miller Sudo: version 1.5 only; version 1.5.2 only; version 1.5.3 only

Published 1998-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.