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CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Published

1997-07-17T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application delix dld 5.2 Yes
Operating System caldera openlinux_lite 1.1 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System lst lst_power_linux 2.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 5.0 Yes
References