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CVE-1999-0363

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FAUCET Score

CVE-1999-0363 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SuSE 5.2 PLP lpc program, affecting the plp line_printer_control and suse_linux components. This flaw allows for local privilege escalation, potentially leading to root compromise. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-19259) is publicly available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plp:line_printer_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19259 · Feb 3, 1999
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityfocus.com / bid/328