CVE-1999-1371

high

Description

Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7546

http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0O1P35O.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92100752221493&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-03-08

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00138