Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0040

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
sgi
sun
hp
nec
bsdi
freebsd
ibm
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1997-05-01
Updated: 2022-08-17

Summary

Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Sgi
8
OS
Sun
10
OS
Hp
13
OS
Nec
4
OS
Bsdi
3
OS
Freebsd
2
OS
Ibm
3

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionXt Library Local Root Command Execution Exploit. CVE-1999-0040. Local exploit for linux platform
    idEDB-ID:322
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified1996-08-24
    published1996-08-24
    reporterb0z0 bra1n
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/322/
    titleXt Library Local Root Command Execution Exploit
  • descriptionBSD/OS 2.1,Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1 .0,FreeBSD FreeBSD 1.1.5 .1/2.0 ,HP HP-UX 10.34,IBM AIX 4.2,SGI IRIX 6.3,SunOS 4.1.4 libXt library Vulnerability (1). CVE-...
    idEDB-ID:19200
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified1997-08-25
    published1997-08-25
    reporterbloodmask
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19200/
    titleBSD/OS <= 2.1 & Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1.0 & FreeBSD 1.1.5.1/2.0 , HP HP-UX <= 10.34 & IBM AIX <= 4.2 & SGI IRIX <= 6.3 & SunOS <= 4.1.4 - libXt library Vulnerability 1
  • descriptionBSD/OS 2.1,Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1 .0,FreeBSD FreeBSD 1.1.5 .1/2.0 ,HP HP-UX 10.34,IBM AIX 4.2,SGI IRIX 6.3,SunOS 4.1.4 libXt library Vulnerability (3). CVE-1...
    idEDB-ID:19202
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified1997-08-25
    published1997-08-25
    reporterjGgM
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19202/
    titleBSD/OS <= 2.1 & Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1.0 & FreeBSD 1.1.5.1/2.0 , HP HP-UX <= 10.34 & IBM AIX <= 4.2 & SGI IRIX <= 6.3 & SunOS <= 4.1.4 - libXt library Vulnerability 3
  • descriptionBSD/OS 2.1,Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1 .0,FreeBSD FreeBSD 1.1.5 .1/2.0 ,HP HP-UX 10.34,IBM AIX 4.2,SGI IRIX 6.3,SunOS 4.1.4 libXt library Vulnerability (2). CVE-1...
    idEDB-ID:19201
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified1997-08-25
    published1997-08-25
    reporterjGgM
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19201/
    titleBSD/OS <= 2.1 & Caldera UnixWare 7/7.1.0 & FreeBSD 1.1.5.1/2.0 , HP HP-UX <= 10.34 & IBM AIX <= 4.2 & SGI IRIX <= 6.3 & SunOS <= 4.1.4 - libXt library Vulnerability 2
  • descriptionLibXt XtAppInitialize() overflow *xterm exploit. CVE-1999-0040. Local exploit for linux platform
    idEDB-ID:331
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified1997-05-14
    published1997-05-14
    reporterMing Zhang
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/331/
    titleLibXt XtAppInitialize Overflow *xterm Exploit

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