CVE-1999-0199

CRITICAL

GNU C Library <2.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

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.

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