---
id: CVE-1999-1302
title: >-
  Unspecified vulnerability in pt_chmod in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local
  users to gain root access.
summary: >-
  Unspecified vulnerability in pt_chmod in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local
  users to gain root access.
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1994-11-30'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1302'
references:
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      http://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/advisories/cert/cert_bulletins/VB-94:01.sco
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.osvdb.org/8797'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7586'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/f-05.shtml'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      http://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/advisories/cert/cert_bulletins/VB-94:01.sco
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.osvdb.org/8797'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7586'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00349
epssPercentile: 0.2864
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.744Z'
---

## Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in pt_chmod in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

## Remediation

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