PT-1997-1202 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 1997-06-24 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-1999-1192

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 Solaris versions 2.5.1 and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue in the eeprom component allows local users to gain root privileges by providing a long command line argument.

Recommendations For Solaris versions 2.5.1 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1192

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1192 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/206 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/143 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7444.php · Note