Vulnerability in Sun Sunos
CVE-1999-1586
loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1584.
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 (27.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.4% 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 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3
References
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1995-12.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/g-02.shtml (Patch, government-resource, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/498 (vdb-entry)