Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0942 (CCN-3360)

Assigned:1999-10-04
Published:1999-10-04
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:30:49 MDT
SCO UnixWare 7.1 local root exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0942

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9329
SCO UnixWare dos7utils STATICMERGE Variable Local Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sco-unixware-dos7utils-root-privs(3360)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0942

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sco unixware 7.1
    sco unixware 7.1.0