Buffer overflow in GNOME libraries 1.0.8 allows local user to gain root access via a long --espeaker argument in programs such as nethack.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.333Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1477

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-09-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-12-19T02:29:08.597

Link: CVE-1999-1477

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