A vulnerability was found in Digital Ultrix 4.0/4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /usr/bin/chroot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

chroot in digital ultrix 4.1 and 4.0 is insecurely installed which allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 05/01/1991 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1194. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19041) and SecurityFocus (BID 17†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-13635. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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