CVE-1999-0038
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-1999-0038- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0038
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0038- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg52-28m4-mv74
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
GHSA-gg52-28m4-mv74- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-1999-0038- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Xlock, published April 26, 1997. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.