CVE-1999-0277 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WorkMan program on SunOS systems. An attacker can exploit this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files, leading to root access. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its high severity, there is no known exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it shows no evidence of active exploitation or community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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