CVE-1999-1166
Linux Kernel 2.0.37 - Segment Limit Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1999-07-11 CVE Published
- 1999-07-13 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19419 | 1999-07-13 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/523 | 2024-08-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/18156 | 2008-09-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.0.37 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.0.37" | - |
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