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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1184 · published 13 May 1997

CVE-1999-1184: Elm development group elm vulnerability

Elm Development Group · Elm

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.60% · top 53.7%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.60%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Elm 2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environmental variable.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420967&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420970&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420967&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420970&w=2

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1184), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.