Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1371 (CCN-7546)

Assigned:1999-03-08
Published:1999-03-08
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:30:36 +0900
Solaris "/usr/bin/write" bug

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 13 2001 - 20:16:18 CST
/usr/bin/write (solaris2.x) Segmentation Fault

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 15 2001 - 21:56:20 CST
Re: /usr/bin/write (solaris2.x) Segmentation Fault

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1371

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990308 Solaris "/usr/bin/write" bug

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8660
Solaris /usr/bin/write Second Argument Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: SecuriTeam Mailing List, Security Holes & Exploits 21 Jan 2001
Solaris /usr/bin/write exploit code released

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0O1P35O.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-write-bo(7546)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-write-bo(7546)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun sunos -
    sun sunos 5.5.1
    sun sunos 5.7
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun solaris 7.0