PT-2000-1031 · Sco · Sco Unixware

Published 2000-04-11 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-0979

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 SCO UnixWare (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue 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.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0979

Affected Products

Sco Unixware

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19674 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0979 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94530783815434&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/869 · Note