CVE-1999-0409
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
- Record
CVE-1999-0409- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
- Record
CVE-1999-0409- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0409 No score
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g722-hhhg-4rh7 No score
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
- Record
GHSA-g722-hhhg-4rh7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | S.u.S.E Linux 5.2 - 'gnuplot' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation | 1999-03-04 |
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-1999-0409 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Suse Linux, published March 4, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.