01 Record
CVE-1999-0038
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 70.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 1999-09-29 04:00Z27 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-12 14:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 1999-06-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ad8086a31ebc566bf022e265d4f0b3b496ef678f9f109540302f638ae38f3173
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0038