CVE-1999-1158 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) in Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5, and the unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges to root through programs utilizing these modules, such as passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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