CVE-1999-0966

N/A Unknown

Published: January 27, 1997 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris getopt in libc allows local users to gain root privileges via a long argv[0].

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Source: cve@mitre.org

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

20th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

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