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High
CVE-1999-1191
Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
solaris, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 0, 5.4, 5.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2002
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.