Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 1993· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1137
CVE-1999-1137
Description
The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.
Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/e-01.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/6436nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/549nvd
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