VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1318
/usr/5bin/su in SunOS 4.1.3 and earlier uses a search path that includes the current working directory (.), which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
/usr/5bin/su in SunOS 4.1.3 and earlier uses a search path that includes the current working directory (.), which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.