CVE-1999-0241 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-1999-0241

Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to...

Vulnerability Description

Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g. through xterm.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

xfree86 project

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Affected Software

x11r6, irix, solaris, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
2.5, 2.5.1, 7.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 4th, 2000
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.