CVE-1999-1395

Summary

CVE-1999-1395 is a privileges escalation vulnerability affecting the Monitor utility (SYS$SHARE:SPISHR.EXE) in VMS 5.0 through 5.4-2. Local users are able to exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive system information or data. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to security, as it allows attackers to bypass normal access controls and potentially cause damage to the affected system. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to the latest version of VMS to address this issue. Failure to do so may result in successful attacks leading to data breaches or system compromise.

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