CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1194

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.97%

57th percentile - higher than 57% of all known CVEs

Summary

The chroot service in Digital Ultrix 4.1 and 4.0 is insecurely installed, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to properly configure the chroot service and conduct an audit of user permissions in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

chroot in Digital Ultrix 4.1 and 4.0 is insecurely installed, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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