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CVE-1999-1096
Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.
High7.2EPSS 0.39%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 19980516 kde exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19980517 simple kde exploit fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- kde-klock-home-bo(1644) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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