PT-1997-1242 · Oracle · Solaris Solstice Adminsuite

Published 1997-11-10 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1427

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Solaris Solstice AdminSuite versions 2.1 through 2.2

Description The issue allows local users to gain root privileges due to insecure creation of lock files.

Recommendations For versions 2.1 and 2.2, consider restricting access to the lock file creation mechanism as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1427

Affected Products

Solaris Solstice Adminsuite

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1427 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/145 · Vendor Advisory