CVE-1999-0942

Summary

CVE-1999-0942 is a vulnerability affecting UnixWare's dos7utils. A local user can exploit this issue by manipulating the STATICMERGE environmental variable. By doing so, they can locate a script that dos7utils executes with root privileges, enabling the attacker to gain unauthorized root access.

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