First published: Thu May 01 1997(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
SGI IRIX | =5.3 | |
SGI IRIX | =4.0 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.1 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.4 | |
SGI IRIX | =5.0 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.0 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.3 | |
SGI IRIX | =6.2 | |
Sun SunOS | =5.3 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.30 | |
NEC EWS-UX V | =4.2mp | |
HPE HP-UX | =9.10 | |
Sun SunOS | =4.1.4 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.01 | |
Oracle Solaris SPARC | =2.4 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.00 | |
Oracle Solaris SPARC | =2.5.1 | |
Oracle Solaris SPARC | =2.5 | |
IBM AIX | =4.2 | |
bsdi bsd os | =2.0 | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =1.1.5.1 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.34 | |
NEC ASL UX 4800 | =64 | |
Sun SunOS | =5.5 | |
NEC EWS-UX V | =4.2 | |
bsdi bsd os | =2.1 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.24 | |
HPE HP-UX | =9.00 | |
Sun SunOS | =5.4 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.08 | |
Sun SunOS | =5.5.1 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.20 | |
Sun SunOS | =4.1.3u1 | |
Sun SunOS | =4.1.3 | |
bsdi bsd os | =2.0.1 | |
HPE HP-UX | =9.01 | |
IBM AIX | =4.1 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.09 | |
IBM AIX | =3.2 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.10 | |
NEC UP-UX V | =4.2mp | |
FreeBSD FreeBSD | =2.0 | |
HPE HP-UX | =10.16 |
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CVE-1999-0040 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to execute commands with root privileges.
To fix CVE-1999-0040, update the Xt library of the affected versions of the X Windowing System to a patched version issued by your software vendor.
CVE-1999-0040 affects various versions of SGI IRIX, Sun SunOS, HPE HP-UX, FreeBSD, and other Unix-based operating systems.
CVE-1999-0040 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the system.
The impact of CVE-1999-0040 includes unauthorized command execution with root privileges, potentially leading to complete system compromise.