Sun SunOS up to 4.0.3c rcp privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun SunOS 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.2/4.0.3/4.0.3c. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component rcp. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-1467. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun SunOS 4.0/4.0.1/4.0.2/4.0.3/4.0.3c (Operating System). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component rcp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in rcp on SunOS 4.0.x allows remote attackers from trusted hosts to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to the configuration of the nobody user.

The weakness was published 10/26/1989 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1467. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/16/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3165) and SecurityFocus (BID 5†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13619 and VDB-13614. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13615
X-Force: 3165 - Rcp can give root privileges to users on trusted hosts
SecurityFocus: 5 - SunOS rcp Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2014 15:26
Updated: 04/16/2026 03:03
Changes: 06/16/2014 15:26 (50), 06/21/2018 09:05 (6), 04/03/2025 03:37 (18), 04/16/2026 03:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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