VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1477
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/gnome libs · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28717Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/663Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3349
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28717Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/663Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3349
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.