CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0555

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.84%

76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs

Summary

A Unix account with a name other than 'root' has UID 0, meaning it has root privileges.

Risk Assessment

This situation poses a serious security risk as unauthorized accounts may gain full access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to review and verify user accounts in the system to ensure that only the 'root' account has UID 0.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e. root privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS