CVE-1999-0370

CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 10, 1999
Updated: Oct 30, 2018

Summary

CVE-1999-0370 is a vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris and SunOS systems. The issue lies in the man and catman utilities, which contain flaws that enable attackers to overwrite arbitrary files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a specially crafted input to manipulate these utilities and gain unauthorized access or modify critical system files. This can lead to serious consequences, including system crashes, data loss, or unauthorized access to sensitive information. It is recommended that affected systems be updated with the relevant patches to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Products

  • Sun Solaris
  • SunOS

Affected Vendors

  • Oracle Corp
  • Sun.