CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0866

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.78%

51th percentile - higher than 51% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the UnixWare xauto program allows local users to gain root privilege.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software or apply security patches to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in UnixWare xauto program allows local users to gain root privilege.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS