FKIE_CVE-1999-0040

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1997-05-01 04:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0040
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sgi irix 4.0
sgi irix 5.0
sgi irix 5.3
sgi irix 6.0
sgi irix 6.1
sgi irix 6.2
sgi irix 6.3
sgi irix 6.4
bsdi bsd_os 2.0
bsdi bsd_os 2.0.1
bsdi bsd_os 2.1
freebsd freebsd 1.1.5.1
freebsd freebsd 2.0
hp hp-ux 9.00
hp hp-ux 9.01
hp hp-ux 9.10
hp hp-ux 10.00
hp hp-ux 10.01
hp hp-ux 10.08
hp hp-ux 10.09
hp hp-ux 10.10
hp hp-ux 10.16
hp hp-ux 10.20
hp hp-ux 10.24
hp hp-ux 10.30
hp hp-ux 10.34
ibm aix 3.2
ibm aix 4.1
ibm aix 4.2
nec asl_ux_4800 64
nec ews-ux_v 4.2
nec ews-ux_v 4.2mp
nec up-ux_v 4.2mp
sun solaris 2.4
sun solaris 2.5
sun solaris 2.5.1
sun sunos 4.1.3
sun sunos 4.1.3u1
sun sunos 4.1.4
sun sunos 5.3
sun sunos 5.4
sun sunos 5.5
sun sunos 5.5.1
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