CVE-1999-0965

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

Published: 1997-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0965 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0965

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.18% +0.14%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0965

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0965

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0965

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org x11 < 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-01:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-02:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-03:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-04:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-05:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-06:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-07:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-08:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-09:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-10:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-11:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-12:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-13:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-14:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-15:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-16:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-17:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-18:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-19:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-20:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-21:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-22:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-23:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-24:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x11 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:5.0:fix-25:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0965

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