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CVE-1999-1424

CVE information

Published

26 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 uses unsafe permissions when adding new users to the NIS+ password table, which allows local users to gain root access by modifying their password table entries..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
6.2/10
Exploit Score
1.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_adminsuite:2.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_adminsuite:2.2:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_adminsuite:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_adminsuite:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -