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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-1999-1413 json

Solaris 2.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which…

published 1996-08-03 30 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1394

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Solaris 2.4 before kernel jumbo patch -35 allows set-gid programs to dump core even if the real user id is not in the set-gid group, which allows local users to overwrite or create files at higher privileges by causing a core dump, e.g. through dmesg.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19236)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19236 Solaris 7.0 - 'Coredump' File Write remote, 1996-08-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/296 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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