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CVE-1999-1123

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1991-05-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The installation of Sun Source (sunsrc) tapes allows local users to gain root privileges via setuid root programs (1) makeinstall or (2) winstall.

Affected products

• Sunos: 4.0.3, 4.1, 4.1.1

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/107&type=0&nav=sec.sba
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-07.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/582
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/107&type=0&nav=sec.sba
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-07.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/582

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