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CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local...

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Record
CVE-1999-1182
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Record
CVE-1999-1182
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1163 No score

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Record
EUVD-1999-1163
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7jj-55g9-vf43 No score

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local...

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Record
GHSA-h7jj-55g9-vf43
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-1999-1182 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Debian Linux, published July 17, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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