Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0409. PoCs published by xnec.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in gnuplot 3.5 (pre-3.6) on Linux, specifically S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2, where gnuplot is installed suid root. The exploit uses a stack-based overflow to execute shellcode that modifies the saved UID in /dev/mem to escalate privileges.
Description
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in gnuplot 3.5 (pre-3.6) on Linux, specifically S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2, where gnuplot is installed suid root. The exploit uses a stack-based overflow to execute shellcode that modifies the saved UID in /dev/mem to escalate privileges.