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CVE-1999-0942

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE...

7.2 High

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Record
CVE-1999-0942
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Record
CVE-1999-0942
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0923 No score

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Record
EUVD-1999-0923
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22x4-5x2c-ghwx No score

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE...

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Record
GHSA-22x4-5x2c-ghwx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0942 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sco Unixware, published October 4, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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