CVE-1999-1194
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
0.96% (61st) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
chroot in Digital Ultrix 4.1 and 4.0 is insecurely installed, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.2
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-269USLLM-inferred
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-19041Digital Ultrix 4.0/4.1 - '/usr/bin/chroot' Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 1991-05-01modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-05.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/577enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-05.htmlPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/577nvd
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