Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1142 (CCN-3152)

Assigned:1992-05-27
Published:1992-05-27
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.
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 Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1142

Source: SUN
Type: UNKNOWN
00116

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1992-11
SunOS Environment Variables and setuid/setgid Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-1992-11

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8028
SunOS Dynamically Linked SETUID Program Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-43
SunOS LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_OPTIONS Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-env(3152)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-env(3152)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.1.2)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun sunos *
    sun sunos 4.1