CVE-1999-1184 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00431.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Elm Development Group	Elm

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elm_development_group:elm::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elm_development_group:elm:2.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1165	Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420967&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420970&w=2

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.756Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1184

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-05-13T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1184

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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