UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

published 1998-12-02 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0817

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.1%; EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Timeline

1998-12-02 First public exploit (EDB-19654)
1998-12-02 Published

Exploit prediction

3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-19654 SCO Unixware 7.0/7.0.1/7.1/7.1.1 - 'uidadmin' Local Privilege Escalation local, 1998-12-02

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19991202160111.20553.qmail%40nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/842
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-1999-0836
NVD CVE-1999-0836

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Summary