CVE-1999-1182 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ld.so or ld-linux.so run-time linkers on Linux systems, affecting distributions like Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE. A local attacker can exploit this by executing a setuid program with an excessively long program name (argv[0]), causing the linker to error and potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C) with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:delix:dld:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_lite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lst:lst_power_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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