CVE-1999-1586

SunOS 4.1.x - Privilege Escalation via loadmodule Environment

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1584.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1995-12.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/g-02.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/498

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.4%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
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