Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 16, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1096
CVE-1999-1096
Description
Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.
Affected products
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