---
id: CVE-1999-1491
title: >-
  abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the
  undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a
  path that points to a Trojan horse program.
summary: >-
  abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the
  undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a
  path that points to a Trojan horse program.
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1996-02-02'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1491'
references:
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418994&w=2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/354'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418994&w=2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/354'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01907
epssPercentile: 0.78876
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.059Z'
exploitAvailable: true
exploits:
  exploitdb: true
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:52:46.296Z'
---

## Overview

abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.