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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-1999-0413 json

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path.

published 1999-03-01 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0413

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path.

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.