PT-1990-1004 · Sun · Sunos

Published 1990-12-20 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-1999-1197

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SunOS version 4.1.1

Description The issue concerns a problem with TIOCCONS in SunOS, where it does not properly check the permissions of a user attempting to redirect console output and input. This could potentially allow a local user to gain privileges.

Recommendations For SunOS version 4.1.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1197

Affected Products

Sunos

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1197 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-12.html · Patch
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7140.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117493 · Telegram Post