VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1142

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability0.39%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published1992-05-27

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.