CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1138

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.58%

72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs

Summary

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 and other SCO products install home directories at /tmp for the dos user and /usr/tmp for the asg user, allowing other users to gain access to those accounts since these directories are world-writable.

Risk Assessment

Access to user home directories may lead to unauthorized access to data and potential malicious actions within the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the permissions of /tmp and /usr/tmp directories to restrict access to authorized users only, and consider relocating home directories to more secure locations.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.

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