CVE-1999-1489

highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.011 · 64 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

1.06% (64th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

2 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v2.06.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-19283Slackware Linux 3.1 - '/usr/X11/bin/SuperProbe' Local Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (2)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
slackware slackware linux= 3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 1997-03-04modified 2026-06-16

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/364ExploitPatchVendor Advisorynvd

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