PT-1998-1148 · Kde · Kppp

Published 1998-11-18 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1107

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 kppp in KDE, allowing local users to gain root access by manipulating the PATH environmental variable, specifically by using a long value.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1107

Affected Products

Kppp

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1107 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91141486301691&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1650 · Note