Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access
Published Sep 29, 1999
No CVSS score
EPSS 0.48%
Description
Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.48% 0.00476
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00476
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 38.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 37.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 12, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02346) | 85.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00587) | 67.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-19.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- http://www.osvdb.org/11723 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/401 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-19.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/11723 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/401 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 29, 1999
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0132
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a