CVE-1999-0836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2000-06-02

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

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:unixware:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0817	UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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 0.03131.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.22a
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/842
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991202160111.20553.qmail%40nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.069Z

Reserved: 1999-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0836

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-12-02T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-0836

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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