CVE-1999-1137 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read audio input from the microphone due to insecure device permissions, allowing eavesdropping on nearby conversations.
- 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-1999-1137?
CVE-1999-1137 is a low-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
The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1137?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1137?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1137 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1137 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1137 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whwh-8wm3-8f72.