CVE-1999-1482

Summary

CVE-1999-1482 is a vulnerability affecting SVGAlib's zgv version 3.0-7 and earlier. This issue grants local users the ability to elevate their privileges, specifically through a leak of the iopl(3) privileges to child processes. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can effectively gain root access to the system. This can lead to significant security risks, as unauthorized users can install malware, steal sensitive data, or make unauthorized changes to the system configuration. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to the latest version of SVGAlib to mitigate this risk.

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