Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1014 (CCN-3297)

Assigned:1999-09-12
Published:1999-09-12
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.
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 Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:22:14 -0500
Solaris 2.7 /usr/bin/mail

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:11:16 MDT
Working Solaris x86 /usr/bin/mail exploit

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1014

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990913 Solaris 2.7 /usr/bin/mail

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990927 Working Solaris x86 /usr/bin/mail exploit

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1088
Solaris /usr/bin/mail -m Local Overflow

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
672

Source: CCN
Type: BID-672
Solaris /usr/bin/mail -m Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-usrbinmail-local-bo(3297)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-usrbinmail-local-bo(3297)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun solaris 7.0
    sun sunos 5.7
    sun solaris 7.0
    sun solaris 7.0