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CVE-1999-1162 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows a)

Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1162
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.4
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1993-05-24
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionVulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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