CVE-1999-1489

published 1997-03-04

CVE-1999-1489: Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

Priority P4 24 high 7.2 CVSS 2.0

AV L AC L Au N C C I C A C

EXPLOIT

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
slackware	slackware_linux	—	—

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