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TI-1999-01436 Aliases CVE-1999-1489GHSA-hw4r-qm4m-pw99

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01056 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1489
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw4r-qm4m-pw99

References

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  • TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04258 The RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2000-00834 Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00189 Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00808 Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00869 Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync before 2.5.7, when running in server mode, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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