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CVE-1999-1106

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1998-04-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.

Affected products

• Kde: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9121
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1643
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/9121
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1643

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