CVE-1999-1489: Slackware Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in TestChip function in XFree86 SuperProbe in Slackware Linux 3.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -nopr argument.

Affected products

• Slackware Slackware Linux: version 3.1 only

Published 1997-03-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.