CVE-1999-1587 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting Sun Microsystems Solaris 8, 9, and earlier versions. The vulnerability allows local users to view environment variables and their values for arbitrary processes using the /usr/ucb/ps utility with the -e option. This is a low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) with a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of confidentiality compromise. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.