Vulnerabilities > Linux > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
1999-07-11 CVE-1999-1166 Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.0.37
Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.
local
low complexity
linux
7.2
1998-12-07 CVE-1999-1276 fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.
local
low complexity
debian linux
7.2
1998-11-18 CVE-1999-0781 KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.
local
low complexity
freebsd kde linux
7.2
1998-06-22 CVE-1999-1442 Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.
local
low complexity
linux
7.2
1998-03-01 CVE-1999-0330 Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1
Linux bdash game has a buffer overflow that allows local users to gain root access.
local
low complexity
linux
7.2
1996-06-26 CVE-1999-0138 The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.
local
low complexity
ibm linux nec digital freebsd hp apple
7.2