CVE-1999-1107

Summary

CVE-1999-1107 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the kppp application within the KDE environment. Maliciously crafted PATH variables that exceed the buffer size can be exploited by local users, resulting in arbitrary code execution with root privileges. This issue poses a serious threat as it enables attackers to gain full control over the affected system.

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