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CVE-1999-1111

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 1999-11-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Immunix Stackguard

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References