CVE-1999-1137

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 1993-10-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1137, 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

The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1137

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