CVE-1999-1460 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can create arbitrary world-writable files as root via the snmpmagt program, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-1999-1460?
CVE-1999-1460 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BMC PATROL SNMP Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files as root by specifying the target file as the second argument to the snmpmagt program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Patrol Agent.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1460?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-1460 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1460 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5w8-q6hm-5q59.