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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1458 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.333Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1477

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-09-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1477

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