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.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Sun Sunos — versions 4.0.3, 4.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_SUN, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, 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.