CVE-1999-0965

Medium CVSS 6.2

Published 1997-09-19 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0965, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0965

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C