CVE-1999-0555 - A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e

HIGH

A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e

Published Feb 4, 2000

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.84%

A Unix account with a name other than "root" has UID 0, i.e. root privileges.

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0555		x_refsource_MISC

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 4, 2000

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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