CVE-1999-1191

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

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:sunos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1172	Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.938% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-97.18.solaris.chkey.buffer.overflow.vul
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418335&w=2
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/144
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7442.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/207

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Sunos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 19, 1997, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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