CVE-1999-0156

Summary

CVE-1999-1483 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the zgv component in svgalib versions 1.2.10 and older. Maliciously crafted HOME environment variables can be used by local users to exploit this issue and execute arbitrary code. This flaw poses a significant risk to systems running the affected software, and users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible to mitigate the threat.

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