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TI-1999-01059 Aliases CVE-1999-1111GHSA-fpjr-9gj6-mc3v

Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Vulnerability in StackGuard before 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the Random and Terminator Canary security mechanisms by using a non-linear attack which directly modifies a pointer to a return address instead of using a buffer overflow to reach the return address entry itself.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01805 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:stackguard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.21VulnerableImmunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:stackguard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.21 Vulnerable ·Immunix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1111
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpjr-9gj6-mc3v

References

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