CVE-1999-0040

🗓️ 29 Sep 1999 04:00:00Reported by mitreType

cve

cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 62 Views

Local users can execute root commands due to buffer overflow in the Xt library

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 5
Cvelist	CVE-1999-0040	29 Sep 199904:00	–	cvelist
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0040	7 Oct 202500:30	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-1999-0040	1 May 199704:00	–	nvd
Positive Technologies	PT-1997-1023 · X.Org · X Windowing System	1 May 199700:00	–	ptsecurity
RedhatCVE	CVE-1999-0040	21 May 202518:07	–	redhatcve

NVD

Node

sgi irixMatch4.0

OR

sgi irixMatch5.0

OR

sgi irixMatch5.3

OR

sgi irixMatch6.0

OR

sgi irixMatch6.1

OR

sgi irixMatch6.2

OR

sgi irixMatch6.3

OR

sgi irixMatch6.4

Node

bsdi bsd_osMatch2.0

OR

bsdi bsd_osMatch2.0.1

OR

bsdi bsd_osMatch2.1

OR

freebsd freebsdMatch1.1.5.1

OR

freebsd freebsdMatch2.0

OR

hp hp-uxMatch9.00

OR

hp hp-uxMatch9.01

OR

hp hp-uxMatch9.10

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.00

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.01

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.08

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.09

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.10

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.16

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.20

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.24

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.30

OR

hp hp-uxMatch10.34

OR

ibm aixMatch3.2

OR

ibm aixMatch4.1

OR

ibm aixMatch4.2

OR

nec asl_ux_4800Match64

OR

nec ews-ux_vMatch4.2

OR

nec ews-ux_vMatch4.2mp

OR

nec up-ux_vMatch4.2mp

OR

sun solarisMatch2.4x86

OR

sun solarisMatch2.5x86

OR

sun solarisMatch2.5.1x86

OR

sun sunosMatch4.1.3

OR

sun sunosMatch4.1.3u1

OR

sun sunosMatch4.1.4

OR

sun sunosMatch5.3

OR

sun sunosMatch5.4

OR

sun sunosMatch5.5

OR

sun sunosMatch5.5.1

Source	Link
exchange	www.exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0040

16 Apr 2026 00:27Current

7.9High risk

Vulners AI Score7.9

CVSS 27.2

EPSS0.00181

cve-1999-0040 xt library buffer overflow root privileges x windowing system nvd