CVE-1999-0164

Summary

CVE-1999-0164 is a race condition vulnerability affecting the Solaris ps command. An attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite critical files, potentially gaining unauthorized access or causing system instability. The vulnerability arises from a lack of sufficient synchronization between different processes, allowing an attacker to inject malicious data into protected memory areas. This issue can be mitigated by applying patches and implementing access controls to limit the execution of untrusted commands.

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