CVE-1999-1193 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:next:next:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1174	The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.850Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1193

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1991-05-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1193

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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