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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-1999-0137 json

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

published 1996-07-09 30 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0137

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-19078)

Exploit prediction

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19078 Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) local, 1998-05-05
  • EDB-19077 Fred N. van Kempen dip 3.3.7 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) local, 1998-05-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.