CVE-1999-1489

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.06%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1997-03-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE

CVE-1999-1489

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

1.06%

Linux

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.