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CVE-1999-1162

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1993-05-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.

Affected products

• Sco Open Desktop: 1.1, 2.0
• Sco Unix: through 4.0

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-08.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/542.php
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-08.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/542.php

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