PT-1999-1480 · Unixware · Dos7Utils

Published 1999-10-04 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions UnixWare dos7utils (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a local user to gain root privileges by utilizing the STATICMERGE environmental variable. This variable is used to find a script that is then executed, potentially leading to elevated access.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0942

Affected Products

Dos7Utils

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0942 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0942 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34767 · Telegram Post