{"id":"CVE-1999-1252","title":"Vulnerability in a certain system call in SCO UnixWare 2.0.x and 2.1.0 allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain root privileges.","summary":"Vulnerability in a certain system call in SCO UnixWare 2.0.x and 2.1.0 allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-09-04","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1252","references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:02a","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.15.sco","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1966","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:02a","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.15.sco","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1966","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00386,"epssPercentile":0.32439,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.098Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1252","body":"## Overview\n\nVulnerability in a certain system call in SCO UnixWare 2.0.x and 2.1.0 allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain root privileges.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}