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CVE-1999-1489

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1997-03-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

Affected products

• Slackware Linux: 3.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364

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