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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1288

CVE-1999-1288

Description

Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.

Affected products

7
  • Samba (software)/Samba
    cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Caldera (company)/Openlinux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Turbolinux/Turbolinux
    cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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