CVE-1999-0942

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Metrics

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

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 4, 1999
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-1999-0942: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix