CVE-1999-1371

Solaris 2.6-7 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1371. PoCs published by Pablo Sor.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write on Solaris 7 x86, using shellcode to spawn a shell. It manipulates environment variables and stack addresses to achieve remote code execution.

Description

Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Pablo Sor · clocalsolaris

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/256

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write on Solaris 7 x86, using shellcode to spawn a shell. It manipulates environment variables and stack addresses to achieve remote code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Solaris 7 x86 /usr/bin/write

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to execute /usr/bin/write on Solaris 7 x86 · Ability to manipulate environment variables

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0O1P35O.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92100752221493&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7546

Scores

EPSS 0.0098

EPSS Percentile 57.6%

Details

Status published

Products (3)

sun/sunos

sun/sunos 5.5.1

sun/sunos 5.7

Published Mar 08, 1999

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026