CVE-1999-1193

N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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