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: A vulnerability was discovered in Samba 1.9.18 that inadvertently installs a prototype application, wsmbconf, with incorrect permissions. Specifically, the setgid bit is incorrectly set, enabling local users to read and write files and potentially exploit bugs within the program, potentially escalating privileges.

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Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Samba

Affected Vendors

  • Red Hat
  • Samba Financial Group

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