CVE-1999-1459

high

Description

BMC PATROL Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1388

http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise10.php

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/534

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-11-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0005