Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0121 (CCN-879)

Assigned:1997-06-10
Published:1997-06-10
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Buffer overflow in dtaction command gives root access.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin I-032
Sun Solaris Vulnerabilities (vacation, dtaction)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0121

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00164
dtaction

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5826
IBM AIX dtaction HOME Environement Variable Handling Local Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dtaction-bo(879)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0121

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.6::x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.2
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun solaris 2.4
    sun solaris 1.0