CVE-1999-1014 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0995	Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93727925026476&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93846422810162&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/672
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3297

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris Sunos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.467Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1014

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-09-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:49:31.477

Link: CVE-1999-1014

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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