PT-1998-1146 · Kde · Kde Klock

Published 1998-05-16 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1096

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 KDE klock (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the kscreensaver component of KDE klock. This issue allows local users to potentially gain root privileges by exploiting a long HOME environmental variable.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1096

Affected Products

Kde Klock

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1096 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644 · Note