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CVE-1999-0038 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execu)

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

CVE IDCVE-1999-0038
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score8.4
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWECWE-120, NVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1997-04-26
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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