PT-1999-1263 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 1999-08-09 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-1999-0676

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Solaris version 2.6

Description The issue allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files via a symlink attack using the sdtcm convert function.

Recommendations For Solaris version 2.6, consider restricting access to the sdtcm convert function 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-1999-0676

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0676 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/575 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=19990809134220.A1191%40hades.chaoz.org · Note