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Status published
Medium
CVE-1999-1184
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
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
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Affected Vendor
elm development group
View all reports →Affected Software
elm
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.3
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.