CVE-1999-1438

Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource~~	() http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15 -

Information

Published : 1991-02-22 05:00

Updated : 2024-11-20 23:31

NVD link : CVE-1999-1438

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1438

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sun

sunos

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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