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Fencer Vulns
low 3.6

CVE-1999-0828 json

UnixWare pkg commands such as pkginfo, pkgcat, and pkgparam allow local users to read arbitrary files via the dacread permission.

published 1999-12-02 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0809

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

UnixWare pkg commands such as pkginfo, pkgcat, and pkgparam allow local users to read arbitrary files via the dacread permission.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-19658)

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19661 SCO Unixware 7.1 pkginstall - Local Buffer Overflow local, 1999-12-06
  • EDB-19660 SCO Unixware 7.1 pkgcat - Local Buffer Overflow local, 1999-12-06
  • EDB-19658 SCO Unixware 7.1 - 'pkg' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1999-12-03

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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