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01 Record

CVE-1999-0040

Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 68.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
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
2024-08-01 16:27Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
1999-06-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8f235ba0d7a71c8cf3f55b70bb107f4b49429049e5a3b9b939b6607d8af395c9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
bsdibsd_osNot specified—
freebsdfreebsdNot specified—
hphp-uxNot specified—
ibmaixNot specified—
necasl_ux_4800Not specified—
necews-ux_vNot specified—
necup-ux_vNot specified—
sgiirixNot specified—
sunsolarisNot specified—
sunsunosNot specified—

06 References