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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-1477 EUVD-1999-1458GHSA-6fm6-5ph4-2rpq

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.

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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