CVE-1999-1415 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the /usr/bin/mail utility within DEC ULTRIX operating systems prior to version 4.2. This flaw allows an authenticated local user to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), exploitation is considered low complexity but could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:ultrix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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