# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5w8-q6hm-5q59

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- BMC Software Patrol 3.2.5 - Patrol SNMP Agent File Creation/Permission (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5982/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0801/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0443/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-34257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34257/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-8352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8352/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1460 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1460/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1460

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1460/
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