CVE-1999-1587

Summary

CVE-1999-1587 is a vulnerability affecting Sun Microsystems Solaris 8, 9, and certain older releases. The issue lies with the /usr/ucb/ps command, which enables local users to view the environment variables and values of arbitrary processes through the use of the -e option, posing a security risk. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information. It is recommended that affected systems are updated to the latest version or that the vulnerable command is removed to mitigate this issue.

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