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CVE-1999-0786

Solaris 2.6 - Profiling File Creation

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-09-22 CVE Published
  • 1999-09-22 First Exploit
  • 1999-11-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sun
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Solaris
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2.4
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Solaris
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2.5
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Solaris
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2.5.1
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Solaris
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2.6
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-
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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--
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.4
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-
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.5
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-
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.5.1
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-
Affected