CVE-1999-1111 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attack)
Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack which directly modifies a pointer to a return address instead of using a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1111 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-11-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack which directly modifies a pointer to a return address instead of using a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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