Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0786 (CCN-4106)

Assigned:1999-09-22
Published:1999-09-22
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 22 Sep 1999 21:14:40 +0000
LD_PROFILE local root exploit for solaris 2.6

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0786

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Web site
SunSolve Patch Access

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1084
Solaris Profiling LD_PROFILE Symlink Arbitrary File Creation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
659

Source: CCN
Type: BID-659
Solaris Profiling File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sol-profiling-exploit(4106)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun solaris 2.4
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun sunos -
    sun sunos 5.4
    sun sunos 5.5
    sun sunos 5.5.1
    sun solaris *