CVE-1999-0120

SunOS - Privilege Escalation via Writable utmp File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0120. PoCs published by HORKimhab.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0120, describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sun/Solaris where a writable utmp file could allow root access. No functional exploit code or technical details are provided.

Description

Sun/Solaris utmp file allows local users to gain root access if it is writable by users other than root.

Exploits (1)

github STUB
by HORKimhab · shellpoc
https://github.com/HORKimhab/poc-cve-collection/tree/main/1999/0xxx/CVE-1999-0120.md

The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0120, describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sun/Solaris where a writable utmp file could allow root access. No functional exploit code or technical details are provided.

Classification
Stub 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Sun/Solaris (unspecified version)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local user access · Writable utmp file by non-root users
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 15, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/126

Scores

EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 32.9%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 4.1
Published Mar 21, 1994
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026