Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 4, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1489
CVE-1999-1489
Description
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.
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2Patches
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6384nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/364nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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