VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0040
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix · bsdi/bsd os · freebsd/freebsd · hp/hp-ux · ibm/aix · nec/asl ux 4800 · nec/ews-ux v · nec/up-ux v · sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.