CVE-1999-0137

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1996-07-09 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0137, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0137

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C