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CVE-1999-1252

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in a certain system call in SCO UnixWare 2.0.x and 2.1.0 allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sco Unixware: 2.0.x, 2.1.0

References

• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.15.sco
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1966
• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.15.sco
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1966

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