CVE-1999-1425

MEDIUM 6.2CVE-1999-1425 · Published 10/11/1997 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-1999-1425 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability affecting solstice adminsuite (sun).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.28%, higher than 20.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
solstice adminsuite sun	`= 2.1= 2.2`	No fix yet

Description

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 incorrectly sets write permissions on source files for NIS maps, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying /etc/passwd.

References

sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/208 · Patch

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