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CVE-1999-1182

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems 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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-1999-1163)
Published
July 17, 1997
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-1999-1163 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 1, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • caldera / openlinux lite
  • debian / debian linux
  • delix / dld
  • lst / lst power linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • redhat / linux
  • suse / suse linux

Certified products that may be affected

5 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-1999-1182: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.2)