What is the severity of CVE-1999-1297?

CVE-1999-1297 is considered to have a moderate severity, as it allows attackers with physical access to potentially compromise the security of the system.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1297?

To fix CVE-1999-1297, ensure that physical access to the system is restricted and apply any security patches provided by the vendor for affected versions of SunOS.

What versions of SunOS are affected by CVE-1999-1297?

CVE-1999-1297 affects SunOS versions 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.4.

What does CVE-1999-1297 exploit?

CVE-1999-1297 exploits the cmdtool in OpenWindows and XView, allowing attackers to display unechoed characters, including passwords.

Who is at risk from CVE-1999-1297?

Users with physical access to systems running affected versions of SunOS are at risk from CVE-1999-1297.

Vulnerability/
CVE-1999-1297

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

15/7/1998

9/3/2002

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1297

First published: Wed Jul 15 1998(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sun SunOS	=4.1.4
Sun SunOS	=4.1
Sun SunOS	=4.1.1
Sun SunOS	=4.1.3
Sun SunOS	=4.1.2
Sun SunOS

	=4.1
	=4.1.1
	=4.1.2
	=4.1.3
	=4.1.4

Remedy

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100452&zone_32=10045%2A%20

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1297?
CVE-1999-1297 is considered to have a moderate severity, as it allows attackers with physical access to potentially compromise the security of the system.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1297?
To fix CVE-1999-1297, ensure that physical access to the system is restricted and apply any security patches provided by the vendor for affected versions of SunOS.
What versions of SunOS are affected by CVE-1999-1297?
CVE-1999-1297 affects SunOS versions 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.4.
What does CVE-1999-1297 exploit?
CVE-1999-1297 exploits the cmdtool in OpenWindows and XView, allowing attackers to display unechoed characters, including passwords.
Who is at risk from CVE-1999-1297?
Users with physical access to systems running affected versions of SunOS are at risk from CVE-1999-1297.

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