CVE-1999-1014

Solaris 2.7 - Local Privilege Escalation via Mail Command -m Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1014. PoCs published by Brock Tellier.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the '/usr/bin/mail' program's '-m' argument on Solaris x86 systems to gain access to the 'mail' group. It uses shellcode to execute setregid and spawn a shell with elevated privileges.

Description

Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Brock Tellier · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19529

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the '/usr/bin/mail' program's '-m' argument on Solaris x86 systems to gain access to the 'mail' group. It uses shellcode to execute setregid and spawn a shell with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Solaris x86 /usr/bin/mail (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Presence of vulnerable '/usr/bin/mail' binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3297
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/672
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93727925026476&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93846422810162&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0091
EPSS Percentile 55.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sun/solaris 7.0
sun/sunos 5.7
Published Sep 13, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026