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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-1999-0965

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

  • Published: Sep 19, 1997
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-1999-0965
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.2
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
x.org / x11 - 5.0
x.org / x11 5.0 5.0.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-01 5.0-fix-01.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-02 5.0-fix-02.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-03 5.0-fix-03.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-04 5.0-fix-04.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-05 5.0-fix-05.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-06 5.0-fix-06.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-07 5.0-fix-07.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-08 5.0-fix-08.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-09 5.0-fix-09.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-10 5.0-fix-10.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-11 5.0-fix-11.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-12 5.0-fix-12.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-13 5.0-fix-13.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-14 5.0-fix-14.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-15 5.0-fix-15.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-16 5.0-fix-16.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-17 5.0-fix-17.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-18 5.0-fix-18.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-19 5.0-fix-19.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-20 5.0-fix-20.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-21 5.0-fix-21.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-22 5.0-fix-22.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-23 5.0-fix-23.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-24 5.0-fix-24.x
x.org / x11 5.0-fix-25 5.0-fix-25.x