PT-1997-1199 · Linux · Ld-Linux.So+1

Published 1997-07-17 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1182

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ld.so or ld-linux.so (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the run-time linkers ld.so or ld-linux.so for Linux systems. This issue 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.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1182

Affected Products

Ld-Linux.So

Ld.So

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1182 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419351&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419318&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88661732807795&w=2 · Note