CVE-1999-0038

Summary

CVE-1999-0038 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the xlock program. This issue allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability in the software. An attacker can manipulate input data, causing the buffer to overflow and allowing the execution of malicious code. This vulnerability poses a serious risk to systems running the affected version of xlock, as an attacker can gain complete control over the system. It is strongly recommended that users update their xlock software to a version that addresses this vulnerability.

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