CVE-1999-1123

This exploit leverages a PATH environment variable manipulation to execute a malicious 'make' script via the setuid root binary 'makeinstall', resulting in privilege escalation to root.

This exploit leverages a PATH environment variable manipulation vulnerability in Sun's setuid root binaries (makeinstall and winstall) to execute arbitrary commands as root. By placing a malicious 'install' script in a user-controlled directory and manipulating PATH, an attacker can escalate privileges to root.