CVE-1999-1125

High CVSS 10

Published 1997-09-19 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1125, 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

Oracle Webserver 2.1 and earlier runs setuid root, but the configuration file is owned by the oracle account, which allows any local or remote attacker who obtains access to the oracle account to gain privileges or modify arbitrary files by modifying the configuration file.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1125

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