PT-1999-1188 · Unix · Unix

Published 1999-01-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0555

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Unix (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a Unix account with a name other than "root" that has UID 0, effectively granting it root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0555

Affected Products

Unix

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0555 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0555 · Security Note