PT-1991-1012 · Sun · Sunos

CVE-1999-1438 · Published 1991-02-22 · Updated 2025-04-03

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 versions 4.1.1 and earlier

Description A issue in the /bin/mail executable allows local users to gain root privileges through specific command line arguments.

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

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1438

Affected Products

Sunos

References · 5

• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1438 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117496 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15 · Note