CVE-1999-0676 sdtcm_convert in Solaris 2.6 allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files via a symlink attack.
Medium 4.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0676 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 18 Apr 2000.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0676/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0676/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0676?
CVE-1999-0676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 18 Apr 2000.
Official description
sdtcm_convert in Solaris 2.6 allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files via a symlink attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0676?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0676?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96rr-v4m6-cxx3.