CVE-1999-1138

N/A Unknown
Published: September 17, 1993 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-13.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-13.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/546
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sco