CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1064

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.50%

83th percentile - higher than 83% of all known CVEs

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker versions 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to significant disruptions in system operation and allow attackers to execute code remotely, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update WindowMaker to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities and to restrict the length of program names executed in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS