CVE-1999-1184

Summary

CVE-1999-1184 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Elm version 2.4 and earlier. By setting a excessively long TERM environmental variable, local users can exploit this issue and elevate their privileges. This vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to gain root access or execute arbitrary code. The Elm software, which was widely used for terminal emulation on Unix-based systems, needs to be updated as a mitigation. The buffer overflow issue arises due to the lack of proper bounds checking on input data, leading to memory corruption and potential privilege escalation.

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