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CVE-1999-0965 (GCVE-0-1999-0965)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-01-04 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 16:55

Summary

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

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	x_refsource_MISC

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FKIE_CVE-1999-0965

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1997-09-19 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:49

Severity

Summary

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

References

	URL	Tags
	cve@mitre.org	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0965	VDB Entry
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0965	VDB Entry

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
x.org	x11	*
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0
x.org	x11	5.0

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GHSA-3VVM-3J5J-GC9Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-30 18:11 – Updated: 2022-04-30 18:11

Details

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

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GSD-1999-0965

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

Details

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

Aliases

CVE-1999-0965

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CVE-1999-0965

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MSRC_CVE-1999-0965

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2000-01-02 00:00 - Updated: 2025-10-01 23:10

Summary

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

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-1999-0965.

CVE-1999-0965

Fixed: 1 product Known affected: 1 product

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutoria…

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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