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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1176

CVE-1999-1176

Description

Buffer overflow in cidentd ident daemon allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in the .authlie script.

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Affected products

3

Aaron Ledbetter/Cidentd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:aaron_ledbetter:cidentd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aaron_ledbetter:cidentd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Jidentd/Jidentd
cpe:2.3:a:jidentd:jidentd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

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