CVE-1999-0942 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting the STATICMERGE environment variable in UnixWare dos7utils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0942?
CVE-1999-0942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sco Unixware, published on 13 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sco Unixware.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0942?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sco Unixware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22x4-5x2c-ghwx.