CVE-1999-1218
Commodore Amiga Unix — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.2%
- Published: 1993-02-18T05:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Commodore
- Products: Amiga Unix
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Vulnerability in finger in Commodore Amiga UNIX 2.1p2a and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
- CVE-1999-1218 (no score)
Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
How to fix CVE-1999-1218
CVE-1999-1218 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Commodore Amiga Unix.
Description: Vulnerability in finger in Commodore Amiga UNIX 2.1p2a and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1218 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Amiga Unix
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Vulnerability in finger in Commodore Amiga UNIX 2.1p2a and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1218 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Amiga Unix
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Feb 18, 1993
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-04.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/522 []
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-04.html [Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/522 []