VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1288
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- samba/samba · caldera/openlinux · redhat/linux · turbolinux/turbolinux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/SA-1998.35.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11397
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1406
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/SA-1998.35.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11397
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1406
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.