CVE-1999-0040
HighPublished
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
- Published
- Sep 29, 1999
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 24, 1996
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1.2%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 67.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
Sources
5b0z0 bra1n · linux · Aug 24, 1996
Ming Zhang · linux · May 14, 1997
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