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CVE-1999-0836

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1130%

EPSS Percentile21.89th

PublishedDec 2, 1998

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Sco

Unixware

= 7.0

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Sco

Unixware

= 7.0.1

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Sco

Unixware

= 7.1

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Sco

Unixware

= 7.1.1

References & Advisories

🔗 ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.22a

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/842

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991202160111.20553.qmail%40nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net

🔗 ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.22a

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/842

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991202160111.20553.qmail%40nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net

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