CVE-1999-1184

Exp

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

Published: 1997-05-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1184 is rated Exploit Available (55.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1184

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22836 exploit_db edb 1997-05-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1184

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 2025-10-31 0.15% 0.43% +0.28%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.15% +0.11%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1184

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1184

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1184

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elm_development_group elm <= 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:elm_development_group:elm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elm_development_group elm 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:elm_development_group:elm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1184

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