CVE-1999-1483

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in zgv in svgalib 1.2.10 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code by local users.

It is recommended to update svgalib to a version newer than 1.2.10 and to restrict access to the HOME environment variable.