CVE-1999-0712 describes a vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System (COAS) and Caldera OpenLinux that allows the /etc/shadow password file to become world-readable. This local vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating an attacker with local access could potentially read password hashes, but not modify or deny service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this very old CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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