CVE-1999-1424

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite 2.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 uses unsafe permissions when adding new users to the NIS+ password table, which allows local users to gain root access by modifying their password table entries.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/208
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/145

Scores

EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sun/solstice_adminsuite 2.1 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solstice_adminsuite 2.2 (2 CPE variants)
Published Nov 10, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026