Is CVE-1999-0199 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-1999-0199 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-1999-0199?

CVE-1999-0199 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-1999-0199?

CVE-1999-0199 has an EPSS score of 2.37% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0199?

Upgrade glibc on debian 11 to 2.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-1999-0199

CRITICALEPSS 82th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 developer was unaware of a documentation update from 1999.

CWE-252

How to fix

Remediation Available

glibcDebian

Fixed in:2.2-1CVE-1999-0199

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

cee.studio

Vendor Advisory1

ftp.gnu.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-20.