PT-1999-1580 · Immunix · Stackguard

Published 1999-11-09 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1111

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions StackGuard versions prior to 1.21

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack that directly modifies a pointer to a return address. This is achieved without relying on a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.21, update to version 1.21 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1111

Affected Products

Stackguard

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1111 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/786 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3524 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94218618329838&w=2 · Note