CVE-1999-1137
N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSolarisSunos
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUNPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/122&type=0&nav=sec.sbaThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/e-01.shtmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/549Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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