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CVE-1999-1197

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1990-12-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

TIOCCONS in SunOS 4.1.1 does not properly check the permissions of a user who tries to redirect console output and input, which could allow a local user to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Sunos: 4.1.1

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-12.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7140.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-12.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7140.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14

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