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CVE-1999-1096

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.

Affected products

• Kde: 1.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644

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