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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 1, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0555

CVE-1999-0555

Description

A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e. root privileges.

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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www.cve.org/CVERecordnvd

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