Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0029

Title: UnixWare pis/mkpis symlink attack allows privilege escalation

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2000-0029.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Dec 27, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 4.6 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.10%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0029: UnixWare pis and mkpis commands allow local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Impacted Vendors

S
sco 1
N
novell 1
C
caldera 1

Reference Links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94780294009285&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/901 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94780294009285&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/901
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.6
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0029 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:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.