Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2020· Updated Aug 1, 2024
CVE-1999-0199
CVE-1999-0199
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.
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Affected products
2- GNU/GNU C Librarydescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gzmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16bemitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.cee.studio/tdelete.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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