Vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Samba — versions 1.9.18
- Turbolinux
- Red Hat Linux
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1406 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11397 (mailing-list)
- www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/SA-1998.35.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)