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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0712

CVE-1999-0712

Description

A vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System (COAS) allows the /etc/shadow password file to be made world-readable.

Affected products

5

Caldera/Coas3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Caldera/Openlinux
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Caldera/Open Administration Systemllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0712nvd

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