CVE-1999-1027

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-05-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1027, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Solaris 2.6 HW3/98 installs admintool with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing it with a Trojan horse program.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1027

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C