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TI-1999-01106 Aliases CVE-1999-1158GHSA-m3h3-j5g8-pq9j

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and…

Priority LOW 33Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and (2) unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via programs that use these modules such as passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00837 57th 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:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1158
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3h3-j5g8-pq9j

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2007-00858 Argument injection vulnerability in the telnet daemon (in.telnetd) in Solaris 10 and 11… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… 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-2001-01531 lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… 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-2002-01263 Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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