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CVE-1999-1413 [severity MEDIUM] Solaris 2

.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which allows local users to overwrite or create files at higher privileges by causing a core dump, e.g. through dmesg. NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) -- services.nvd.nist.gov (CVE / CVSS / CPE). {"cve":{"id":"CVE-1999-1413","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","published":"1996-08-03T04:00:00.000","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:50:23.280","vulnStatus":"Modified","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Solaris 2.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which allows local users to overwrite or create files at higher privileges by causing a core dump, e.g. through dmesg."}],"affected":[{"source":"cve@mitre.org","affectedData":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":4.6,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":true,"userInteractionRequired":false}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2024-08-01T19:40:04.144434Z","id":"CVE-1999-1413","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-Other"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"1F881110-7B54-49DA-B23A-710273430C44"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"7AAC8954-74A8-4FE3-ABE7-57DA041D9D8F"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419549&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/296","source":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419549&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/296","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]}]}},