CVE-1999-0120

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

Sun/Solaris utmp file allows local users to gain root access if it is writable by users other than root.

Sun/Solaris utmp file allows local users to gain root access if it is writable by users other than root.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Sun SunOS

First reported 30 years ago

1994-03-21 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:25:00

Affected Software

Sun SunOS (formerly Solaris)

Sun SunOS 4.1

4.1

References

00126

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