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CVE-1999-1096

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CVE-1999-1096

Published: Sep 12, 2001

Modified: Aug 1, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

19980516 kde exploit
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
19980517 simple kde exploit fix
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
kde-klock-home-bo(1644)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF

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