CVE-1999-0413

CVE-1999-0413 describes a buffer overflow in the SGI X server that enables a local user to gain root privileges via the X server font path. The Red Hat and CVE records corroborate the same core issue: a local-exploit path that could lead to full compromise on affected systems running SGI X server...

CVE-1999-0413

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path...