{"cve":"CVE-1999-1096","nvd":{"published":"1998-05-16T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:49:42.810","status":"Modified","description":"Buffer overflow in kscreensaver in KDE klock allows local users to gain root privileges via a long HOME environmental variable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1644","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925954&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925959&w=2"],"products":["kde:kde"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1096","score":0.00388,"percentile":0.32942,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}