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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0318

Buffer overflow in xmcd 2.0p12 allows local users to gain access through an environmental variable.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in xmcd 2.0p12 allows local users to gain access through an environmental variable.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.61% probability · 49th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/hp-ux · ibm/aix · redhat/linux · sun/solaris · sun/sunos
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.61%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.