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    CVE-1999-1182

    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:Jul 17, 1997
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.00068
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Caldera
    Product
    Openlinux Lite
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Delix
    Product
    Dld
    Vendor
    Lst
    Product
    Lst Power Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Suse Linux

    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