CVE-1999-1371

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

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

First reported 25 years ago

1999-03-08 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:26:00

Affected Software

Sun SunOS (formerly Solaris)

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.5.1

5.5.1

Sun Microsystems Solaris 7

5.7

References

19990308 Solaris "/usr/bin/write" bug

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

Exploit

solaris-write-bo(7546)

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