CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1435

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.36%

28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in libsocks5 library of Socks 5 (socks5) 1.0r5 allows local users to gain privileges via long environmental variables.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system by local users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the library to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in libsocks5 library of Socks 5 (socks5) 1.0r5 allows local users to gain privileges via long environmental variables.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS