Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0979

Assigned:2000-04-11
Published:2000-04-11
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:The SCO UnixWare privileged process system allows local users to gain root privileges by using a debugger such as gdb to insert traps into _init before the privileged process is executed.
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:ALLOWS_ADMIN_ACCESS
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0979

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991215 Recent postings about SCO UnixWare 7

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
869

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sco unixware 7.0
    sco unixware 7.0.1
    sco unixware 7.1
    sco unixware 7.1.1