Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc
CVE-1999-0199
manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose de…
EPSS: 0.024 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-0199?
- CVE-1999-0199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.
- How severe is CVE-1999-0199?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-1999-0199 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.