Name: CVE-1999-1477: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2001-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-1999-1477, CVSS 7.2, EPSS 0.0033

Buffer overflow in GNOME libraries 1.0.8 allows local user to gain root access via a long --espeaker argument in programs such as nethack.

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