CVE-1999-1111
Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack which directly modifies a pointer to a return address instead of using a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself.
Published:Nov 9, 1999
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 9, 2002
EPSS Score:0.00719
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Immunix
Product
Stackguard
Immunix
Stackguard
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
