CVE-1999-0966
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jan 27, 1997
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-0966 is a significant vulnerability affecting Solaris systems. The issue lies in the getopt function within the libc library, which experiences a buffer overflow when processing a long argv[0] parameter. Malicious local users can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. This vulnerability poses a severe risk to Solaris installations and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate the threat.
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Affected Products
- SunOS
Affected Vendors
- Oracle Corp