CVE-1999-1388

Medium CVSS 6.2

Published 1994-05-13 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1388, 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

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1388

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