---
id: CVE-1999-1221
title: >-
  dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary
  files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.
summary: >-
  dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary
  files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.
severity: low
cvss: 2.1
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N'
published: '1996-11-17'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1221'
references:
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420141&w=2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/399'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420141&w=2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/399'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00615
epssPercentile: 0.47231
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.126Z'
---

## Overview

dxchpwd in Digital Unix (OSF/1) 3.x allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the dxchpwd.log file.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.