CVE-1999-1318

SunOS < 4.1.3 - Privilege Escalation via Trojan Horse Program in Current Working Directory

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

/usr/5bin/su in SunOS 4.1.3 and earlier uses a search path that includes the current working directory (.), which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php
Patch, Vendor Advisory issue-tracking x_refsource_sunbug
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20

Scores

EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.6%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
sun/sunos 4.1.1
sun/sunos 4.1.2
sun/sunos 4.1.3
sun/sunos 4.1.3c
sun/sunos < 4.1.3
Published Sep 17, 1993
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026