Unscored severity · published Jul 16, 1998
CVE-1999-1432
Power management (Powermanagement) on Solaris 2.4 through 2.6 does not start the xlock process until after the sys-suspend has completed, which allows an attacker with physical…
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CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Power management (Powermanagement) on Solaris 2.4 through 2.6 does not start the xlock process until after the sys-suspend has completed, which allows an attacker with physical access to input characters to the last active application from the keyboard for a short period after the system is restoring, which could lead to increased privileges.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
Solaris · Sun
2.4; 2.5; 2.5.1; 2.5.1; 2.6 · source: NVD
SU
Sunos · Sun
5.4; 5.5; 5.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1432
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1432
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525997&w=2
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/160
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