CVE-1999-0038

Summary

CVE	CVE-1999-0038
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	1997-04-26 04:00:00 UTC
Updated	2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Description	Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.4 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-120 | n/a | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	8.4	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	8.4	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.2		`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Bsdi	Bsd Os	2.1	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	1.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	2.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	3.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	4.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	5.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	6.0	All	All	All
Application	Data General	Dg Ux	7.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	0.93	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	1.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	1.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	1.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.00	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.01	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.08	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.10	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.16	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.20	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.24	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.30	All	All	All
Operating System	Hp	Hp-ux	10.34	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	3.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	4.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	4.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.0.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.1.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	5.3	All	xfs	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.0.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.0.1	All	xfs	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Sgi	Irix	6.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Sun	Solaris	2.4	All	x86	All
Operating System	Sun	Solaris	2.5	All	x86	All
Operating System	Sun	Solaris	2.5.1	All	ppc	All
Operating System	Sun	Solaris	2.5.1	All	x86	All
Operating System	Sun	Sunos	5.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Sun	Sunos	5.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Sun	Sunos	5.5	All	All	All
Operating System	Sun	Sunos	5.5.1	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified
ADP	Ibm	Xlock	affected * custom	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
IBM X-Force Exchange	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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