Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1026. PoCs published by Al-Herbish.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symlink attack on the insecurely created /tmp/.asppp.fifo file by Aspppd in Solaris. By creating a symlink to a target file (e.g., .rhosts), an attacker can elevate privileges or modify sensitive files when Aspppd is executed.
Description
aspppd on Solaris 2.5 x86 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.asppp.fifo file.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a symlink attack on the insecurely created /tmp/.asppp.fifo file by Aspppd in Solaris. By creating a symlink to a target file (e.g., .rhosts), an attacker can elevate privileges or modify sensitive files when Aspppd is executed.