PT-1999-1802 · Microsoft+1 · Openwindows+1

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1584

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SunOS versions 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c Open Windows version 3.0

Description: A local issue in loadmodule and modload, if modload is installed with setuid/setgid privileges, allows users to gain root privileges via environment variables.

Recommendations: For SunOS versions 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c, consider removing setuid/setgid privileges from modload to prevent exploitation. For Open Windows 3.0, restrict the use of loadmodule and modload until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1584

Affected Products

Openwindows

Sunos

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1584 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-18.html · Patch
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-22-00124-1 · Vendor Advisory