Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1106 (CCN-1643)

Assigned:1998-03-29
Published:1998-03-29
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.
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, Wed, 29 Apr 1998 12:39:19 +0200
Security hole in kppp

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1106

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12949
KDE kppp -c Parameter (account_name) Local Overflow

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
19980429 Security hole in kppp

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
92

Source: CCN
Type: BID-92
Kppp Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-kppp-account-bo(1643)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-kppp-account-bo(1643)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    kde kde *
    hp hp-ux 10.20
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    redhat linux 6.0
    sun solaris 8
    sun solaris 7.0