What is the severity of CVE-1999-1586?

CVE-1999-1586 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain unauthorized privileges.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1586?

To fix CVE-1999-1586, users should apply the latest patches available for SunOS versions 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.3c.

Who is affected by CVE-1999-1586?

CVE-1999-1586 affects users of SunOS versions 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c that utilize the loadmodule function.

What causes CVE-1999-1586?

CVE-1999-1586 is caused by the loadmodule utility in SunOS 4.1.x not properly sanitizing its environment, allowing local privilege escalation.

What are the implications of CVE-1999-1586?

The implications of CVE-1999-1586 include the risk of local users gaining elevated privileges, which can compromise the system integrity and security.

Vulnerability/
CVE-1999-1586

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/1999

30/8/2005

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1586

First published: Fri Dec 31 1999(Updated: )

loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1584.

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

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

Remedy

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1995-12.html

Remedy

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/g-02.shtml

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1586?
CVE-1999-1586 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain unauthorized privileges.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1586?
To fix CVE-1999-1586, users should apply the latest patches available for SunOS versions 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.3c.
Who is affected by CVE-1999-1586?
CVE-1999-1586 affects users of SunOS versions 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c that utilize the loadmodule function.
What causes CVE-1999-1586?
CVE-1999-1586 is caused by the loadmodule utility in SunOS 4.1.x not properly sanitizing its environment, allowing local privilege escalation.
What are the implications of CVE-1999-1586?
The implications of CVE-1999-1586 include the risk of local users gaining elevated privileges, which can compromise the system integrity and security.

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