CVE-1999-1428

CVE-1999-1428 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Solaris Solstice AdminSuite versions 2.1 and 2.2. An attacker can exploit a flaw in the Database Manager's "save" option, which operates with setgid bin privileges, to gain elevated access. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity, but resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.