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A vulnerability was found in KDE 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component klock. The manipulation of the argument HOME
as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.
The weakness was published 05/16/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1096. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1644).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
05/16/1998 🔍05/16/1998 🔍
06/19/2014 🔍
05/19/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1096 (🔍)
X-Force: 1644 - KDE klock HOME variable buffer overflow
Entry
Created: 06/19/2014 15:27Updated: 05/19/2018 09:55
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:27 (46), 05/19/2018 09:55 (6)
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