Vulnerability in Sun Sunos
CVE-1999-1438
Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sun Sunos — versions 4.0.3, 4.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15 (vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1438?
- CVE-1999-1438 is a vulnerability in Sun Sunos. Published 1991-02-22.
- Is CVE-1999-1438 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.