CVE-1999-1107 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in kppp, a utility within the KDE desktop environment. This flaw allows local users to achieve root access by manipulating the PATH environmental variable with an excessively long string. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.