7.5high
CVE-1999-1111
Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a n…
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack which directly modifies a pointer to a return address instead of using a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/786 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/3524 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=94218618329838&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-1999-1111
- NVD: CVE-1999-1111
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