CVE-1999-1044

Summary

CVE-1999-1044 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Advanced File System Utility (advfs) in Digital UNIX versions 4.0 through 4.0d. Local users can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, gaining unauthorized access to system resources and potentially causing significant damage. This issue poses a serious threat to the security of systems running the affected Digital UNIX versions and requires immediate patching to mitigate the risk.

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