Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1477 - Local Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GNOME espeaker

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
gnome
mandrakesoft
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1999-09-23
Updated: 2017-12-19

Summary

Buffer overflow in GNOME libraries 1.0.8 allows local user to gain root access via a long --espeaker argument in programs such as nethack.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnome
1
OS
Mandrakesoft
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionMandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0,Gnome Libs 1.0.8 espeaker Local Buffer Overflow. CVE-1999-1477 . Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:19512
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-09-26
published1999-09-26
reporterBrock Tellier
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19512/
titleMandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0,Gnome Libs 1.0.8 espeaker - Local Buffer Overflow

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