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CVE-1999-1138

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 1.58%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1993-09-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1138
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
1.58%

Original NVD Description

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.