CVE-1999-1096
Kde Kde — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.00068
- Published: 1998-05-16T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Kde
- Products: Kde
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
CVE-1999-1096 — Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]
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Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.
🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means
Summary: Kde from Kde is impacted (CWE: unspecified).
Impact: It may allow privilege escalation, data exposure, or service interruption.
Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2 []
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2 []
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644 []
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2 []
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2 []
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644 []
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