CVE-1999-0277

Summary

CVE-1999-0277 is a vulnerability affecting the WorkMan program. An attacker can exploit this weakness to overwrite any file, effectively gaining root access to the system. This issue poses a significant risk to security, as it allows unauthorized users to make critical changes to system files and potentially take control of the entire system. The WorkMan program, with its root access capabilities, provides an attack vector that can be exploited through file overwriting. This vulnerability was identified in 1999 and remains relevant as a potential threat to systems still using the affected software.

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