CVE-1999-0411

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1999-03-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0411, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0411

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C