CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-1318

7.2 HIGH Published 1993-09-17 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
1993-09-17
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

/usr/5bin/su in SunOS 4.1.3 and earlier uses a search path that includes the current working directory (.), which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.

Affected configurations

• sun sunos (<= 4.1.3) • sun sunos 4.1.1 • sun sunos 4.1.2 • sun sunos 4.1.3 • sun sunos 4.1.3c

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element weakness

References