CVE-1999-0199
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.79%
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.
How to fix CVE-1999-0199
To remediate CVE-1999-0199, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.2-1 or later
Is CVE-1999-0199 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |