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TI-1999-00662 Aliases CVE-1999-0712GHSA-7h3x-fvwr-j2mc

A vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System (COAS) allows the /etc/shadow…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System (COAS) allows the /etc/shadow password file to be made world-readable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableCaldera
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:coas:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Caldera

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0712
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7h3x-fvwr-j2mc

References

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Sources

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