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CVE-1999-1142

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1992-05-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.

Affected Platforms

Sun Sunos

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References