CVE-1999-1182

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

Published: 1997-07-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1182 is rated Moderate Risk (41.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1182

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.43% +0.36%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1182

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1182

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1182

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
delix dld 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:delix:dld:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_lite 1.1 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_lite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lst lst_power_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:lst:lst_power_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1182

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