CVE-1999-1424

Medium CVSS 6.2

Published 1997-11-10 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1424, 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 Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 uses unsafe permissions when adding new users to the NIS+ password table, which allows local users to gain root access by modifying their password table entries.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1424

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