CVE-1999-1182

high

Description

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.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88661732807795&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419351&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419318&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1997-07-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H