CVE-1999-1057

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 25, 1990
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1057 is a vulnerability affecting VMS 4.0 through 5.3. This issue grants local users elevated privileges through the ANALYZE/PROCESS_DUMP dcl command. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can bypass access controls and execute commands with higher permissions, potentially leading to significant system compromise. This vulnerability poses a serious risk to affected systems and requires prompt attention from system administrators to apply available patches or mitigations.

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