CVEvulnerability
CVE-1999-1477
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 1999-09-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• gnome gnome libs 1.0.8
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.0
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28717 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/663 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3349 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28717 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/663 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3349 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com