CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-1123

Published: May 20, 1991 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025

CVSS 3.x

N/A

Source:

NVD

CVSS 2.x

7.2 HIGH

RedHat/V2

RedHat/V3

Ubuntu

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Additional information

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1123
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The installation of Sun Source (sunsrc) tapes allows local users to gain root privileges via setuid root programs (1) makeinstall or (2) winstall.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Sunos	Sun	4.0.3 (including)	4.0.3 (including)
Sunos	Sun	4.1 (including)	4.1 (including)
Sunos	Sun	4.1.1 (including)	4.1.1 (including)

References

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll\u0026doc=secbull/107\u0026type=0\u0026nav=sec.sba
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-07.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/582
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll\u0026doc=secbull/107\u0026type=0\u0026nav=sec.sba
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-07.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/582

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