PT-1997-1023 · X.Org · X Windowing System

Published 1997-05-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions X Windowing System (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in the Xt library of the X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0040

Affected Products

X Windowing System

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/322 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/331 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19200 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19201 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19202 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0040 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0040 · Note