CVE-1999-1304

Summary

CVE-1999-1304 is a significant vulnerability affecting SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier versions. This issue grants local users the ability to elevate their privileges to root access, bypassing standard security measures. Exploiting this vulnerability requires no network access, making it a serious threat even in secure environments. The root cause stems from a flawed implementation of the login process, which can be exploited through a carefully crafted sequence of commands. Mitigation involves applying available patches or upgrading to a more secure version of the operating system.

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