# CVE-1999-1142: SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD\_\*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or set

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SunOS 4.1.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via "LD_*" environmental variables to certain dynamically linked setuid or setgid programs such as (1) login, (2) su, or (3) sendmail, that change the real and effective user ids to the same user.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-11.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3152
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/116

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