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CVE-1999-1221

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.

Affected products

• Digital Unix: 3

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420141&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/399
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420141&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/399

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