Sun SunOS 4.0.3/4.0.3c Rlogin Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability has been found in Sun SunOS 4.0.3/4.0.3c (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Rlogin. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

vulnerability in in.rlogind in sunos 4.0.3 and 4.0.3c allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was published 03/27/1991 as CA-1991-02 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1212. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (574). Similar entry is available at 13629.

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Operating System

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SunOS

CPE 2.3infoedit

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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