VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1483
Buffer overflow in zgv in svgalib 1.2.10 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in zgv in svgalib 1.2.10 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- svgalib/svgalib
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7041Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7041Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.