CVE-1999-0038

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 29, 1999 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:47 PM UTC

8 products affected across 8 vendorsDebian LinuxSolarisAIX

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Bsd OS · Bsdi

95%

2.1

Dg Ux · Data General

95%

1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

0.93 1.1 1.2 1.3

HP Ux · HP

95%

10.00 10.01 10.08 10.10 10.16 10.20 10.24 10.30 10.34

AIX · IBM

95%

3.2 4.1 4.2

Solaris · Oraclerubygems

95%

2.4 2.5 2.5.1

Irix · Sgi

95%

5.0 5.0.1 5.1 5.1.1 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.0.1 6.1 6.3 6.4

Sunos · Sun

95%

5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0038

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-120

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