CVE-1999-1080
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 25, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
rmmount in SunOS 5.7 may mount file systems without the nosuid flag set, contrary to the documentation and its use in previous versions of SunOS, which could allow local users with physical access to gain root privileges by mounting a floppy or CD-ROM that contains a setuid program and running volcheck, when the file systems do not have the nosuid option specified in rmmount.conf.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 19990510 SunOS 5.7 rmmount, no nosuid.mailing-list
- 250vdb-entry
- solaris-rmmount-gain-root(8350)vdb-entry
- 19991011mailing-list
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