CVE-1999-0942 — HIGH severity vulnerability (UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileg)
UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0942 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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