CVE-1999-1184
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM...
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1184- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-1184- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1165 No score
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1165- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7jcx-v99p-6xwr No score
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM...
Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.
- Record
GHSA-7jcx-v99p-6xwr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Elm 2.3/2.4 - TERM Environment Variable Local Buffer Overrun | 1997-05-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1184 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Elm Development Group Elm, published May 13, 1997. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.