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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2002-169059

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2002-169059
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published May 28, 1997
The X11 library included with many UNIX variants contains a buffer-overflow vulnerability that may allow attackers to gain root privileges.
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Risk Scores

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impact8population10exploitation0widely_known15score_current6.783ease_of_exploitation14

Aliases

CVE-2002-0517

References

X11 vulnerable to buffer overflow in handling of -xrm option
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X11 vulnerable to buffer overflow in handling of -xrm option
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X11 vulnerable to buffer overflow in handling of -xrm option
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X11 vulnerable to buffer overflow in handling of -xrm option
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X11 vulnerable to buffer overflow in handling of -xrm option
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