CVE-1999-1182 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:delix:dld:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_lite:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:lst:lst_power_linux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1163	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419318&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419351&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88661732807795&w=2

History

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Subscriptions

Caldera Openlinux Lite

Debian Debian Linux

Delix Dld

Lst Lst Power Linux

Redhat Linux

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.700Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1182

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-07-17T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1182

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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