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CVE-1999-1106 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain ro)

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

CVE IDCVE-1999-1106
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1998-04-29
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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