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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0773

CVE-1999-0773

Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris lpset program allows local users to gain root access.

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Affected products

5

Sun Corporation/Solaris2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
Sun Corporation/Sunos2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Solaris/lpsetllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

www.netspace.org/cgi-bin/wanvd

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