CVE-1999-0199
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose developer was unaware of a documentation update from 1999.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-1999-0199
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-10-06T13:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-12-03T16:52:37
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0199 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0199 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:31:27 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 23:44:46 | 2020-10-06T13:15Z | 2020-10-06T13:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 23:44:46 | 2020-12-03T16:52:37 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 23:44:46 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |