Description
Unknown vulnerability in (1) loadmodule, and (2) modload if modload is installed with setuid/setgid privileges, in SunOS 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c, and Open Windows 3.0, allows local users to gain root privileges via environment variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1586.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-22-00124-1
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-18.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
65.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
sun/openwindows
3.0
sun/sunos
4.1.1
sun/sunos
4.1.2
sun/sunos
4.1.3
sun/sunos
4.1.3c
Published
Dec 31, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026