CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1482

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs

Summary

SVGAlib zgv version 3.0-7 and earlier allows local users to gain root access via a privilege leak of the iopl(3) privileges to child processes.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SVGAlib zgv to the latest version to mitigate this security flaw.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SVGAlib zgv 3.0-7 and earlier allows local users to gain root access via a privilege leak of the iopl(3) privileges to child processes.

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