CVE-1999-1192 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the eeprom utility within Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier versions. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve root privileges by supplying an excessively long command line argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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