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.
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Samba — versions 1.9.18
- Turbolinux
- Redhat Linux
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, vendor-advisory, Patch)