PT-1997-1174 · Xterm · Xterm

Published 1997-09-19 · Updated 2024-11-19 · CVE-1999-0965

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xterm (affected versions not specified)

Description A race condition in xterm allows local users to modify arbitrary files via the logging option.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0965

Affected Products

Xterm

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0965 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102201 · Telegram Post
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0965 · Note