CVE-1999-1288

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 19, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1288 involves a misconfiguration in Samba 1.9.18, where the wsmbconf prototype application is installed with inappropriate permissions, specifically the setgid bit. This error allows local users to potentially read and write files, and possibly escalate privileges through vulnerabilities within the wsmbconf program.

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Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Samba

Affected Vendors

  • Red Hat
  • Samba Financial Group