Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 27, 1992· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1142
CVE-1999-1142
Description
SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.1.2
- (no CPE)range: <=4.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-11.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3152nvd
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