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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component mkcookie. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.
The weakness was presented 12/12/1998 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0139. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1429). See 14284 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Timeline
12/12/1998 🔍12/12/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 🔍
05/20/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0139 (🔍)
X-Force: 1429
OSVDB: 8205 - Solaris x86 mkcookie Privilege Escalation Overflow
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Entry
Created: 06/19/2014 23:00Updated: 05/20/2018 11:11
Changes: 06/19/2014 23:00 (45), 05/20/2018 11:11 (8)
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