CVE-1999-1142 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by manipulating LD_* environment variables in setuid programs on SunOS.

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-1999-1142?

CVE-1999-1142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, 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

SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1142?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wx92-67c9-p24w.