CVE-1999-0040 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Xt library of the X Windowing System, affecting various Unix-like operating systems including BSDi, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, NEC, SGI IRIX, and SunOS. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges due to its low attack complexity and direct impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, multiple exploit codes are publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability, though there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.