CVE-1999-0966

The vulnerability is in the Solaris libc: a buffer overflow in the getopt function that can be triggered by a long argv[0], potentially allowing local users to gain root privileges. Connected PT-security data confirms Solaris as the affected platform and notes that affected versions are not speci...

CVE-1999-0966: Undefined Security Weakness

Buffer overflow in Solaris getopt in libc allows local users to gain root privileges via a long argv0...

CVE-1999-0966

Buffer overflow in Solaris getopt in libc allows local users to gain root privileges via a long argv0...

PT-1997-1175 · Oracle · Solaris

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Solaris affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the getopt function within the libc library of Solaris. This allows local users to potentially gain root privileges by providing a long argv0...