CVE-1999-1158

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1997-05-13 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1158, 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

Buffer overflow in (1) pluggable authentication module (PAM) on Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.5 and (2) unix_scheme in Solaris 2.4 and 2.3 allows local users to gain root privileges via programs that use these modules such as passwd, yppasswd, and nispasswd.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1158

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