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CVE-1999-0373

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-02-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the "Super" utility in Debian GNU/Linux, and other operating systems, allows local users to execute commands as root.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 2.0

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0373

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