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CVE-1999-1483

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1997-06-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in zgv in svgalib 1.2.10 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Affected products

• Svgalib: through 1.2.10

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7041
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7041

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