CVE-1999-0038

8.4 HIGH

Published: April 26, 1997 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

8.4 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

32th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-120

sgi sun data_general hp bsdi ibm debian