CVE-1999-1395

Summary

CVE-1999-1395 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Monitor utility (SPISHR.EXE) in VMS 5.0 through 5.4-2. Local users are able to exploit this weakness to elevate their privileges. The Monitor utility, which is used for system management tasks, contains a flaw that allows users to bypass access controls and assume higher-level system permissions. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as local users can potentially gain full system control, compromising the security and integrity of the affected VMS instance. Organizations using VMS versions within this range are advised to apply patches or updates as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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