CVE-1999-0317 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0317?

CVE-1999-0317 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Linux su command gives root access to local users.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0317?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-1999-0317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q26v-244v-4pgj.