CVE-1999-0952

CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 28, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0952 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Solaris lpstat command. If a user supplies a specially crafted class argument to lpstat, they can exploit this issue to cause a buffer overflow and potentially gain root access to the system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to local users and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate the threat.

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Affected Products

  • Sun Solaris
  • SunOS

Affected Vendors

  • Oracle Corp
  • Sun.