CVE-1999-1288 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local users can exploit incorrect setgid permissions on the wsmbconf utility in Samba to read/write files and potentially escalate privileges.

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-1999-1288?

CVE-1999-1288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1288?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Caldera Openlinux, Redhat Linux, Samba Samba, Turbolinux Turbolinux.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1288?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-474f-x56w-f5p5.