CVE-1999-1221 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1202	dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420141&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/399

History

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Subscriptions

Digital Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.798Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1221

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1996-11-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1221

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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