CVE-1999-1303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability in prwarn in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop_lite:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver_enterprise_system:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver_network_system:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1284	Vulnerability in prwarn in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00081.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Open Desktop Open Desktop Lite Openserver Enterprise System Openserver Network System Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:02.681Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1994-11-30T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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