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CVE-1999-1191

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1997-05-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Affected Platforms

Sun SolarisSun Sunos

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References