{
    "id": "CVE-1999-0038",
    "published": "1997-04-26 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:47:25",
    "cvss_score": "8.4",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-120",
    "description": "Buffer overflow in xlock program allows local users to execute commands as root.",
    "epss_score": "0.01322",
    "epss_percentile": "0.70094",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:01",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "bsdi",
            "product": "bsd_os"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "data_general",
            "product": "dg_ux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "hp-ux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sgi",
            "product": "irix"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "solaris"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "sunos"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19172",
            "title": "BSD/OS 2.1 / DG/UX 7.0 / Debian 1.3 / HP-UX 10.34 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.4 / Solaris 2.5.1 - 'xlock' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation (1)",
            "date": "1997-04-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19172"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19173",
            "title": "BSD/OS 2.1 / DG/UX 7.0 / Debian 1.3 / HP-UX 10.34 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.4 / Solaris 2.5.1 - '/usr/bin/X11/xlock' Local Privilege Escalation (2)",
            "date": "1997-04-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19173"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0038",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0038"
    ]
}