CVE-1999-0381: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

super 3.11.6 and other versions have a buffer overflow in the syslog utility which allows a local user to gain root access.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.20.1 only

Published 1999-02-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.