CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0942

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system with administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the STATICMERGE environmental variable and to monitor and audit scripts executed in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

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