7.2

CVE-1999-1182: caldera openlinux_lite

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 12-09-2001Last modified 01-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1182 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in caldera openlinux_lite. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-09-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Caldera1 product
Debian1 product
Delix1 product
Lst1 product
Redhat1 product
Suse1 product

6 vendors · 6 products

References

3 links