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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1103 · published 3 April 1996

CVE-1999-1103: Digital osf 1 vulnerability

DDigital · Osf 1

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

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.37% · top 71.9%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/g-18.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.05.dec PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7138.php
http://www.tao.ca/fire/bos/0209.html
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/g-18.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.05.dec PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7138.php
http://www.tao.ca/fire/bos/0209.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1103), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.