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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.48%EPSS, 84th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

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 ListNo 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-1999-1045No 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-c783No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

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