Detections
Analytics
CVE-1999-1288
high
Description
Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1406
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11397
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/SA-1998.35.txt