CVE-1999-0040
23Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendepss 1.2%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDSep 29
1st PoCAug 24
exploitation probability
1.2%top 34% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
5 public exploit(s)
Buffer overflow in Xt library of X Windowing System allows local users to execute commands with root privileges.
Affected products
n/a · n/apublic PoCs found — 5✓ VexDay Proof
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