CVE-1999-1490: Red Hat Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

xosview 1.5.1 in Red Hat 5.1 allows local users to gain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 5.1 only

Published 1998-05-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.