CVE-1999-0137 — The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow

The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow

Published Sep 29, 1999

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.85%

The dip program on many Linux systems allows local users to gain root access via a buffer overflow.

No remediation recorded yet.

0.85% 0.00853

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00853

2022–2026

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.85% (0.00853)	56.84th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.86% (0.00861)	53.60th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.18% (0.00180)	37.26th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	0.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	0.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	74.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	53.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0137		x_refsource_MISC

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 29, 1999

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a