CVE-1999-1435

Summary

CVE-1999-1435 represents a buffer overflow vulnerability in the libsocks5 library of Socks 5 (socks5) 1.0r5. Maliciously crafted long environmental variables can exploit this weakness, enabling local users to elevate their privileges. This issue poses a significant risk, allowing unauthorized access and control, and as such, it's essential for affected systems to be patched promptly.

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