Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-1999-1458 is a legacy local privilege escalation issue in the Digital UNIX 4.0 at program. A user who already has local access could potentially make the program crash or run unintended code and gain root privileges. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Digital UNIX 4.0 systems where local users or local processes can invoke the at program. This is not described as a remote network vulnerability. Treat this as high priority only if Digital UNIX 4.0 remains in use. The business risk is legacy system takeover by an insider or compromised local account, with root-level impact. Mitigation focus: Inventory any remaining Digital UNIX 4.0 systems.; Review Compaq SSRT0583U vendor guidance for applicable fixes.; Restrict local shell access on legacy hosts..
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- Known Exploited
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- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- du-at(3138)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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