CVE-1999-1014 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the Solaris mail command to gain elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1014?
CVE-1999-1014 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1014?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1014?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-1014 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1014 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjjj-fm3r-rj8h.