CVE-1999-1584 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-1999-1584

Unknown vulnerability in (1) loadmodule, and (2) modload if modload...

Vulnerability Description

Unknown vulnerability in (1) loadmodule, and (2) modload if modload is installed with setuid/setgid privileges, in SunOS 4.1.1 through 4.1.3c, and Open Windows 3.0, allows local users to gain root privileges via environment variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1586.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openwindows, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.3c

Timeline

Official Publish: August 30th, 2005
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.