Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0411

Title: SCO OpenServer startup scripts symlink attack allows local root

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0411.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Mar 07, 1999

Modified Date Apr 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.08%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0411: 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.

Impacted Vendors

sco 1

caldera 1

Reference Links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0411 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0411

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0411 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

March 07, 1999 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.