CVE-1999-0852 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server. It allows a local user to modify a deinstallation script or its data files located in /usr/bin due to improper permissions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact if exploited. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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