VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1106
Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9121Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1643
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9121Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1643
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.