Sun Solaris up to 1.1.2 OpenWindows/Xview privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sun Solaris 1.0/1.0.1/1.1/1.1.1a/1.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OpenWindows/Xview. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1297. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 1.0/1.0.1/1.1/1.1.1a/1.1.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component OpenWindows/Xview. 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. The summary by CVE is:

cmdtool in OpenWindows 3.0 and XView 3.0 in SunOS 4.1.4 and earlier allows attackers with physical access to the system to display unechoed characters (such as those from password prompts) via the L2/AGAIN key.

The weakness was shared 07/15/1998 as 1077164 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1297. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. 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 vulnerability database at X-Force (7482). The entries VDB-14182 and VDB-14178 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/15/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5818 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 1077164⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14179
X-Force: 7482

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 16:41
Updated: 04/17/2026 14:02
Changes: 06/19/2014 16:41 (44), 04/14/2019 14:41 (10), 04/17/2026 14:02 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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