CVE-1999-1159: SSH SSH2

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.

Affected products

• SSH SSH2: version 2.0.11 only

Published 1998-12-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.