CVE-1999-1477 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNOME libraries version 1.0.8, affecting products like gnome_libs and Mandrake Linux. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a long --espeaker argument to programs such as nethack, leading to root access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-19512) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_libs:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.