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CVE-1999-1064

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of...

10.0 High

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Exploit likelihood

2.48%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Record
CVE-1999-1064
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Record
CVE-1999-1064
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1045 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Record
EUVD-1999-1045
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8xf-jm9x-c783 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of...

Multiple buffer overflows in WindowMaker 0.52 through 0.60.0 allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by executing WindowMaker with a long program name (argv[0]).

Record
GHSA-q8xf-jm9x-c783
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1064 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Windowmaker, published August 22, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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