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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0979

CVE-1999-0979

Description

The SCO UnixWare privileged process system allows local users to gain root privileges by using a debugger such as gdb to insert traps into _init before the privileged process is executed.

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Affected products

5
  • SCO Group/Unixware5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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