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CVE-1999-0979

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/04/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

The SCO UnixWare privileged process system allows local users to gain root privileges by using a debugger such as gdb to insert traps into _init before the privileged process is executed.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
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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