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CVE-1999-1482

• 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: 1999-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SVGAlib zgv 3.0-7 and earlier allows local users to gain root access via a privilege leak of the iopl(3) privileges to child processes.

Affected products

• Svgalib Zgv: through 3.0.7

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1999-02-15&msg=Pine.LNX.3.96.990219175605.9622A-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1999-02-15&msg=Pine.LNX.3.96.990219175605.9622A-100000%40ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk

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