CVE-1999-0786

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Published Mar 22, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0767	The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.559% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/659

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Sunos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 22, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Nov 25, 1999, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 22, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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