PT-1997-1248 · Svgalib · Svgalib+1

Published 1997-06-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1483

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions svgalib versions 1.2.10 and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue in zgv allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Recommendations For svgalib versions 1.2.10 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.2.10 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1483

Affected Products

Svgalib

Zgv

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/339 · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/7041 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1483 · Security Note