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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-1999-1586

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-31 Dec, 1999 | 05:00

Updated At-16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

loadmodule in SunOS 4.1.x, as used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment, which allows local users to gain privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1584.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.2

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

Sun Microsystems (Oracle Corporation)

>>sunos>>4.1.1

cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sun Microsystems (Oracle Corporation)

>>sunos>>4.1.2

cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sun Microsystems (Oracle Corporation)

>>sunos>>4.1.3

cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sun Microsystems (Oracle Corporation)

>>sunos>>4.1.3c

cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1995-12.html	cve@mitre.org	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/g-02.shtml	cve@mitre.org	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/498	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1995-12.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/g-02.shtml	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/498	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A