CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1438

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version that does not contain this vulnerability and to restrict access to /bin/mail.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.

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