CVE-1999-1044 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability within the Advanced File System Utility (advfs) in Digital UNIX versions 4.0 through 4.0d. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), exploitation requires local access and has low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= v4.0dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:v4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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