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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-1999-1483 json

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

published 1997-06-19 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1464

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-339)

Exploit prediction

0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-339 zgv - '$HOME' Local Buffer Overflow local, 1997-06-20

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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