7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0778

Published: 25/06/1999 Updated: 09/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in Xi Graphics Accelerated-X server allows local users to gain root access via a long display or query parameter.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/488/info Accelerated-X, also known as Accel-X, is a popular commercial X server available from Xi Graphics The servers are normally installed setuid root, and contain multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities These vulnerabilities were found in the passing of oversized command line arguments to the servers ...