NIS+ Table Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NIS+. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Table Handler. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0522. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NIS+ (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Table Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

the permissions for a system-critical nis+ table (e.g. passwd) are inappropriate.

The weakness was published 05/28/1996. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0522. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

05/28/1996 🔍
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06/17/2014 +6594 days 🔍
04/03/2025 +3943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13735

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:03
Updated: 04/03/2025 12:52
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:03 (33), 04/03/2019 14:52 (8), 04/03/2025 12:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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