CVE-1999-1014 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mail command within Solaris 2.7 and 2.7. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing an excessively long -m argument, potentially gaining elevated privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an exploit for this vulnerability is available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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