Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0712

Title: COAS makes /etc/shadow world-readable

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-1999-0712.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Apr 27, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 2.1 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.13%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0712: A vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System (COAS) allows the /etc/shadow password file to be made world-readable.

Impacted Vendors

C
caldera 1

Reference Links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0712 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0712
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
2.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0712 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

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:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.