Vulnerabilities > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
1999-03-17 CVE-1999-0462 Unspecified vulnerability in Suse Linux 5.3
suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g.
local
low complexity
suse
7.2
1999-03-17 CVE-1999-0421 Unspecified vulnerability in Slackware Linux 3.6
During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password.
local
low complexity
slackware
7.2
1999-03-17 CVE-1999-0420 Unspecified vulnerability in Netbsd Umapfs
umapfs allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their uid through a malicious mount_umap program.
local
low complexity
netbsd
7.2
1999-03-12 CVE-1999-0382 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT 3.5.1/4.0
The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.
local
low complexity
microsoft
7.2
1999-03-11 CVE-1999-0415 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco 7XX Routers 3.2
The HTTP server in Cisco 7xx series routers 3.2 through 4.2 is enabled by default, which allows remote attackers to change the router's configuration.
network
low complexity
cisco
7.5
1999-03-08 CVE-1999-1371 Unspecified vulnerability in SUN Sunos 5.5.1/5.7
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
local
low complexity
sun
7.2
1999-03-07 CVE-1999-0411 Unspecified vulnerability in SCO Openserver 3.0/5
Several startup scripts in SCO OpenServer Enterprise System v 5.0.4p, including S84rpcinit, S95nis, S85tcp, and S89nfs, are vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing a local user to gain root access.
local
low complexity
sco
7.2
1999-03-05 CVE-1999-0410 Unspecified vulnerability in SUN Sunos
The cancel command in Solaris 2.6 (i386) has a buffer overflow that allows local users to obtain root access.
local
low complexity
sun
7.2
1999-03-01 CVE-1999-0476 Unspecified vulnerability in SCO Openserver
A weak encryption algorithm is used for passwords in SCO TermVision, allowing them to be easily decrypted by a local user.
local
low complexity
sco
7.2
1999-03-01 CVE-1999-0440 The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages.
network
low complexity
netscape sun
7.5