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CVE-1999-1191

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Published: May 19, 1997Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Sun: Solaris, Sunos
Sun
2 products
Solaris
Sunos
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Sun
Solaris
Version 2.4
Solaris
Version 2.5.1
Solaris
Version 2.5
Sun
Sunos
Up to 5.5.1
Sunos
Version 5.4
Sunos
Version 5.5

References (10)

ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-97.18.solaris.chkey.buffer.overflow.vul (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-97.18.solaris.chkey.buffer.overflow.vul (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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