CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1025

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

The CDE screen lock program (screenlock) on Solaris 2.6 does not properly lock an unprivileged user's console session when the host is an NIS+ client, allowing others with physical access to log in with any string.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that unauthorized individuals may gain access to a user's session, potentially leading to data breaches or unauthorized actions within the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version that fixes the screen lock mechanism or to implement additional security measures to restrict physical access to the server.

Original NVD description (English source)

CDE screen lock program (screenlock) on Solaris 2.6 does not properly lock an unprivileged user's console session when the host is an NIS+ client, which allows others with physical access to login with any string.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS