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CVE-1999-1318

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1993-09-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

/usr/5bin/su in SunOS 4.1.3 and earlier uses a search path that includes the current working directory (.), which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.

Affected products

• Sunos: through 4.1.3; 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.3c

References

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fpatches%2F100630&zone_32=112193%2A%20
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7480.php

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