Sun SunOS 4.1.1 Telnet Daemon Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun SunOS 4.1.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Telnet Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in in.telnetd in sunos 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was shared 03/27/1991 as CA-1991-02 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1211. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (574). The entry 13630 is related to this item.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/27/1991 🔍
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06/22/2021 +2563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: CA-1991-02
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-1999-1211 (🔍)
X-Force: 574 - in.telnetd allows users to gain privileges

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2014 15:30
Updated: 06/22/2021 23:31
Changes: 06/16/2014 15:30 (49), 05/17/2018 09:04 (6), 06/22/2021 23:31 (3)
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