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CVE-1999-0836

UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.02177
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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sco unixwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localSCO Unixware 7.0/7.0.1/7.1/7.1.1 - 'uidadmin' Local Privilege Escalationverified
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD02 Dec 1998 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.22a
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/842
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991202160111.20553.qmail%40nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net
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