PT-1993-1011 · Sun · Sunos

Published 1993-09-17 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-1999-1318

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 4.1.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs due to the search path used by /usr/5bin/su, which includes the current working directory.

Recommendations For SunOS versions 4.1.3 and earlier, consider modifying the search path to exclude the current working directory or restrict access to the /usr/5bin/su command to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1318

Affected Products

Sunos

References · 3

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1318 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php · Note