CVE-1999-1327 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain root privileges via a buffer overflow in linuxconf triggered by a long LANG environment variable.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-1999-1327?

CVE-1999-1327 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in linuxconf 1.11r11-rh2 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1327?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1327?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1327 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-1999-1327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7q8-jmgx-5r5x.