CVE-1999-1486

Low CVSS 1.2

Published 1998-02-25 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1486, 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

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1486

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