7.2

CVE-1999-0138: apple a_ux

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 29-09-1999Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0138 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in apple a_ux. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-09-1999
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to the original users, allowing root access.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.70% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Nec2 products
Apple1 product
Digital1 product
Freebsd1 product
Hp1 product
Ibm1 product
Linux1 product

7 vendors · 8 products

References

1 links