KDE 1.0 kppp PATH memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in KDE 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component kppp. The manipulation of the argument PATH as part of Environment Variable leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-1107. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component kppp. The manipulation of the argument PATH 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 kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long PATH environmental variable.

The weakness was released 11/18/1998 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1107. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1650). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14258, VDB-14259 and VDB-14260. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/19/2014 +5692 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1107 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1107
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14261
X-Force: 1650 - KDE kppp PATH buffer overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 18:13
Updated: 04/17/2026 18:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 18:13 (51), 05/19/2018 10:01 (1), 04/17/2026 18:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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