CVE-2000-0029

Medium

Published: 27/12/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.32%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

The pis and mkpis commands in UnixWare allow local users to gain elevated privileges via a symlink attack.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

It is recommended to restrict access to the pis and mkpis commands and to monitor the system for potential attacks.

Original NVD description (English source)

UnixWare pis and mkpis commands allow local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.