CVE-1999-1080 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers with physical access can gain root privileges by mounting removable media containing setuid programs if the nosuid flag is not enforced.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1080?
CVE-1999-1080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
rmmount in SunOS 5.7 may mount file systems without the nosuid flag set, contrary to the documentation and its use in previous versions of SunOS, which could allow local users with physical access to gain root privileges by mounting a floppy or CD-ROM that contains a setuid program and running volcheck, when the file systems do not have the nosuid option specified in rmmount.conf.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1080?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1080?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcp7-fq4x-xq6w.