6.2

CVE-1999-0965: x.org x11

CVSS: 6.2v2.0MediumModified
Published 04-01-2000Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0965 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in x.org x11. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in xterm allows local users to modify arbitrary files via the logging option.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

X.org1 product
  • x11< 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0:fix-01 | 5.0:fix-02 | 5.0:fix-03 | 5.0:fix-04 | 5.0:fix-05 | 5.0:fix-06 | 5.0:fix-07 | 5.0:fix-08 | 5.0:fix-09 | 5.0:fix-10 | 5.0:fix-11 | 5.0:fix-12 | 5.0:fix-13 | 5.0:fix-14 | 5.0:fix-15 | 5.0:fix-16 | 5.0:fix-17 | 5.0:fix-18 | 5.0:fix-19 | 5.0:fix-20 | 5.0:fix-21 | 5.0:fix-22 | 5.0:fix-23 | 5.0:fix-24 | 5.0:fix-25

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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