CVE-1999-0555

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-01-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0555, 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

A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e. root privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0555

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