CVE-1999-1586 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-1586

loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not...

Vulnerability Description

loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1584.

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

sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
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.