CVE-1999-0979

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-04-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0979, 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

The SCO UnixWare privileged process system allows local users to gain root privileges by using a debugger such as gdb to insert traps into _init before the privileged process is executed.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0979

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