PT-1998-1147 · Kde · Kppp

Published 1998-04-29 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1106

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 kppp (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the kppp component of KDE, allowing local users to gain root access. This can be achieved by providing a long command line argument to the -c option, which is used to specify the account name.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1106

Affected Products

Kppp

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/9121 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1106 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1643 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92 · Note