CVE-1999-1413

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Solaris 2.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which allows local users to overwrite or create files at higher privileges by causing a core dump, e.g. through dmesg.

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:sunos:5.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1394	Solaris 2.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which allows local users to overwrite or create files at higher privileges by causing a core dump, e.g. through dmesg.

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% (0.718% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419549&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/296

History

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Weaknesses

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Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 7:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 7:40 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 1996, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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