CVE-1999-1142
published 1992-05-27CVE-1999-1142: SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such…
PriorityP418high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.39%
31.1th percentile
SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | sunos | <= 4.1.2 | — |
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VulDB
Sun SunOS 4.1.2 Sendmail Environment Variable privileges management (CA-1992-11 / XFDB-3152)
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 7.2
CVE-1999-1142 [HIGH] Sun SunOS 4.1.2 Sendmail Environment Variable privileges management (CA-1992-11 / XFDB-3152)
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Sun SunOS 4.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Sendmail. Such manipulation as part of Environment Variable leads to improper privilege management.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-1142. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-wx92-67c9-p24w: SunOS 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-30
CVE-1999-1142 [HIGH] GHSA-wx92-67c9-p24w: SunOS 4
SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/116http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-11.htmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3152http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/116http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-11.htmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3152
1992-05-27
Published