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CVE-1999-1459 — HIGH severity vulnerability (BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain ro)

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1459
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1998-11-02
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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