Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Runtime Linkers (ld.so and ld-linux.so) Allows Privilege Escalation

CVE-1999-1182 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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