VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1489
Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- slackware/slackware linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.