CVE-1999-0137
HighPublished
The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow.
- Published
- Sep 29, 1999
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 5, 1998
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C0.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 56.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow.
Sources
2jamez · linux · May 5, 1998
pr10n · linux · May 5, 1998
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