CVE-1999-1027

high

Description

Solaris 2.6 HW3/98 installs admintool with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing it with a Trojan horse program.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7296

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/290

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925880&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-05-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H