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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0433

CVE-1999-0433

Description

XFree86 startx command is vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing local users to create files in restricted directories, possibly allowing them to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.

Affected products

14
  • Xorg/X11r6
    cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • NetBSD/NetBSD2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • Slackware/Slackware Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SUSE S.A./Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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