CVE-1999-1587 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can view environment variables of arbitrary processes via the ps command, exposing sensitive configuration data.
- 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-1999-1587?
CVE-1999-1587 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
/usr/ucb/ps in Sun Microsystems Solaris 8 and 9, and certain earlier releases, allows local users to view the environment variables and values of arbitrary processes via the -e option.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1587?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1587?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1587 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1587 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrp4-j3rg-w647.