CVE-1999-1211 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1211 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sun Sunos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1211/index.md)
Local users can exploit a vulnerability in the SunOS telnet daemon to gain root 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-1999-1211?
CVE-1999-1211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in in.telnetd in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1211?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cw7-xrv8-6v9v.