Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0691. PoCs published by Job de Haas of ITSX.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in the dtaction program (part of CDE) by overflowing the -u argument, leading to local privilege escalation. It uses shellcode to execute /bin/id and is tested on Solaris 7 x86.
Description
Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Job de Haas of ITSX · clocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19497
This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in the dtaction program (part of CDE) by overflowing the -u argument, leading to local privilege escalation. It uses shellcode to execute /bin/id and is tested on Solaris 7 x86.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) dtaction <= 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Local access to the system · DISPLAY environment variable set · Vulnerable version of CDE installed
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
Full analysis →
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3078
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9909-103
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/192
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/635
Scores
EPSS
0.0084
EPSS Percentile
53.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (28)
cde/cde
1.0.1
cde/cde
1.0.2
cde/cde
1.1
cde/cde
1.2
cde/cde
2.0
cde/cde
2.1
digital/unix
4.0d
digital/unix
4.0e
digital/unix
4.0f
ibm/aix
4.1
... and 18 more
Published
Sep 13, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026