CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1026

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.86%

54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs

Summary

The vulnerability in aspppd on Solaris 2.5 x86 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.asppp.fifo file.

Risk Assessment

This threat allows unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the /tmp/.asppp.fifo file and update the software to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

aspppd on Solaris 2.5 x86 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.asppp.fifo file.

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