Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0979 - Unspecified vulnerability in SCO Unixware
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
The SCO UnixWare privileged process system allows local users to gain root privileges by using a debugger such as gdb to insert traps into _init before the privileged process is executed.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 4 |
Exploit-Db
| description | SCO Unixware 7.0/7.0.1/7.1/7.1.1 Privileged Program Debugging Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0979. Local exploit for sco platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19674 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1999-12-10 |
| published | 1999-12-10 |
| reporter | Brock Tellier |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19674/ |
| title | SCO Unixware 7.0/7.0.1/7.1/7.1.1 - Privileged Program Debugging Vulnerability |