PT-1997-1237 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 1997-07-30 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-1999-1419

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 2.3 and 2.4

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the nss nisplus.so.1 library within NIS+ in Solaris, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For Solaris version 2.3, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Solaris version 2.4, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the nss nisplus.so.1 library to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1419

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/219 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1419 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/148 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7535.php · Note