Vulnerability CVE-1999-1096

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1096 (CCN-1644)

Assigned:

1998-05-16

Published:

1998-05-16

Updated:

2017-12-19

Summary:

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

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 16 May 1998 22:29:37 +0300
kde exploit

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 17 May 1998 14:52:10 -0500
simple kde exploit fix

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1096

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980516 kde exploit

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980517 simple kde exploit fix

Source: CCN
Type: K Desktop Environment (KDE) Web site
K Desktop Environment Home

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9984
KDE klock HOME Variable Local Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-klock-home-bo(1644)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-klock-home-bo(1644)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

Denotes that component is vulnerable