CVE-1999-0199
CRITICALGNU C Library <2.2 - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0079
EPSS Percentile
73.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-252
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
gnu/glibc
< 2.2
Timeline
Published
Oct 06, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026