CVE-1999-1027 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by replacing the world-writable admintool utility with a Trojan horse program.

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-1999-1027?

CVE-1999-1027 is a high-severity 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

Solaris 2.6 HW3/98 installs admintool with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing it with a Trojan horse program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1027?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1027?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1027 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3q85-q2w5-phw4.