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CVE-1999-1388

CVE information

Published

29 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
6.2/10
Exploit Score
1.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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