CVE-1999-1388

Severity

62%

Complexity

19%

Confidentiality

165%

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 30 years ago

1994-05-13 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:19:00

Affected Software

Sun SunOS 4.1

4.1

References

19941218 Sun Patch Id #102060-01

Patch, Vendor Advisory

19940513 [8lgm]-Advisory-7.UNIX.passwd.11-May-1994

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

19940514 [8lgm]-Advisory-7.UNIX.passwd.11-May-1994.NEWFIX

Patch

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