CVE-1999-0390 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Dosemu Slang library in Linux.

Published: 2000-03-22

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0390	Buffer overflow in Dosemu Slang library in Linux.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-1999-006.1.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/187

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Redhat Linux

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-03-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.941Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0390

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-01-04T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0390

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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