CVE-1999-1486 — LOW severity vulnerability (sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs s)
sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1486 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 1.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-02-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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