CVE-1999-0559False Positive

LOWCVSS 10.0 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A system-critical Unix file or directory has inappropriate permissions.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 1 signal
False Positive: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

False Positive

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.valtersit.com/cve/1999/01/cve-1999-0559/

Full discourse1 post

Hugo | DevOps | Cybersecurity 🇱🇻@HugoValters158d
False Positive
CVE-1999-0559. File permissions 101. Still granting root to local users via world-writable paths. Not a bug, just incompetence. #UNIX #Permissions #PrivEsc #CVE #Linux #git #github #gitlab Info: https://www.valtersit.com/cve/1999/01/cve-1999-0559/
Post summary
The post asserts that CVE‑1999‑0559 is not a real vulnerability, providing technical details on poor permissions and debunking the CVE.
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