CVE-1999-1191

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile

Published

2002-03-09

Updated

2024-08-01

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418335&w=2

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19160
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/332

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-1999-1190
• CVE-1999-1194
• CVE-1999-1185
• CVE-1999-1208
• CVE-1999-1184
• CVE-1999-1209