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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2000· Updated Apr 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.

Affected products

4
  • SCO Group/Unixware4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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