CDE dtlogin in Caldera UnixWare 7.1.0, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /var/dt/Xerrors since /var/dt is world-writable.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3818
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7864.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060400802428&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2002-03-25
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.0005