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TI-1999-01052 Aliases CVE-1999-1103GHSA-5p9p-6x4x-p4x4

dxconsole in DEC OSF/1 3.2C and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files by…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

dxconsole in DEC OSF/1 3.2C and earlier allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file with the -file parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00368 30th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2cVulnerableDigital
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2c Vulnerable ·Digital

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1103
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p9p-6x4x-p4x4

References

Patch 2

Other 2

  • TI-1999-00126 Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-00072 Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01100 Buffer overflow in dxterm allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -xrm argument. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-00136 The suidperl and sperl program do not give up root privileges when changing UIDs back to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-01099 Buffer overflow in inc mail utility for Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-01098 Buffer overflow in uucp in Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x allows local users to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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