CVE-1999-1182 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

dld, openlinux lite, debian linux, lst power linux, linux, suse linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.2, 1.1, 4.0, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 12th, 2001
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.