CVE-1999-1212

Summary

CVE-1999-1212 is a critical vulnerability affecting the in.rlogind service in SunOS 4.0.3 and 4.0.3c. This issue permits local users to exploit a weakness and elevate their privileges, ultimately obtaining root access to the system. The specific vulnerability details are not disclosed here, but it is important to note that this security flaw poses a significant risk to systems running the affected SunOS versions. System administrators are strongly advised to apply the available patches or updates to mitigate this threat and secure their systems.

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