{
    "id": "CVE-1999-1405",
    "published": "1999-02-17 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:50:22",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.",
    "epss_score": "0.03346",
    "epss_percentile": "0.88331",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19300",
            "title": "IBM AIX 4.2.1 - 'snap' Insecure Temporary File Creation",
            "date": "1999-02-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19300"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375"
    ]
}