CVE-1999-0786

Summary

CVE-1999-0786 is a vulnerability affecting the Solaris operating system. It involves the dynamic linker, which can be exploited by a local user through the use of the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack. By creating a maliciously crafted symbolic link, an attacker can manipulate the dynamic linker to write files in arbitrary locations, potentially leading to privilege escalation or other forms of unauthorized system access. This vulnerability poses a significant security risk and requires immediate patching or mitigation measures.

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