CVE-1999-0866

Summary

CVE-1999-0866 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the UnixWare xauto program. This issue permits local users to exploit the program and ultimately gain root privileges on the UnixWare system. By sending specially crafted input to the xauto program, an attacker can manipulate the buffer and execute arbitrary code, thereby bypassing essential security restrictions. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to the system's integrity and confidentiality, and affected systems should be immediately patched to mitigate this risk.

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