CVE-1999-1288 (GCVE-0-1999-1288)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-03-09 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 17:11
VLAI
Summary
Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11397 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisorie… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
Date Public
1998-11-19 00:00
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