CVE-1999-1193
Next Next — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.0071
- Published: 1991-05-14T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Next
- Products: Next
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
CVE-1999-1193 — The "me" user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]
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The “me” user in NeXT NeXTstep 2.1 and earlier has wheel group privileges, which could allow the me user to use the su command to become root.
🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means
Summary: The issue in Next by Next (CWE: unspecified) may enable attacks.
Impact: Systems could be compromised, leading to confidentiality, integrity, or availability loss.
Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20 []
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581 []
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-06.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20 []
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/581 []