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TI-1999-01085 Aliases CVE-1999-1137GHSA-whwh-8wm3-8f72

The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versions; up to 5.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions; up to 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1137
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whwh-8wm3-8f72

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00666 The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2001-00234 Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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