CVE-1999-0411

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Several startup scripts in SCO OpenServer Enterprise System v 5.0.4p, including S84rpcinit, S95nis, S85tcp, and S89nfs, are vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing a local user to gain root access.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Mar 7, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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