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CVE-1999-0120

N/A
Published: September 29, 1999 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSunos

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Sun/Solaris utmp file allows local users to gain root access if it is writable by users other than root.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUN
Source: [email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/126

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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