CVE-1999-1585 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers with physical access can gain root privileges if fsck fails during boot, as a privileged shell is started on the console.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1585?
CVE-1999-1585 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 30 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) rcS and (2) mountall programs in Sun Solaris 2.x, possibly before 2.4, start a privileged shell on the system console if fsck fails while the system is booting, which allows attackers with physical access to gain root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1585?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp24-hwrr-3jqm.