CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1489

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.06%

60th percentile - higher than 60% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security risk.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Slackware that does not contain this vulnerability and to restrict access to functions that could be exploited by unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

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