CVE-1999-0120 describes a critical vulnerability in Sun/Solaris operating systems where a misconfigured utmp file, if writable by non-root users, allows local attackers to gain root privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a severe risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.