CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1459

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade BMC PATROL Agent to version 3.2.07 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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