CVE-1999-1586

CVE-1999-1586 describes a local privilege-escalation in SunOS 4.1.x where the loader path loadmodule , used by xnews, does not properly sanitize its environment. The underlying issue is inadequate environment handling, allowing local users to gain privileges. Affected product/component: SunOS 4.1...

CVE-1999-1584

CVE-1999-1584 affects SunOS 4.1.1–4.1.3c (and Open Windows 3.0) where two components, loadmodule and modload (when modload runs with setuid/setgid privileges), improperly handle environment variables. This allows local users to gain root privileges. The underlying cause is improper environment sa...

CVE-1999-1586

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...