CVE-1999-0559 is a critical configuration vulnerability affecting Unix-based systems where essential files or directories maintain inappropriate permissions. This issue carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating that an unauthenticated remote attacker could leverage low-complexity vectors to achieve complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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