CVE-1999-0786
MediumPublished
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
- Published
- Mar 22, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 22, 1999
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P0.6%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 45.0%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
Sources
Steve Mynott · solaris · Sep 22, 1999
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