CVE-1999-1123: Sun Sunos

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The installation of Sun Source (sunsrc) tapes allows local users to gain root privileges via setuid root programs (1) makeinstall or (2) winstall.

Affected products

• Sun Sunos: version 4.0.3 only; version 4.1 only; version 4.1.1 only

Published 1991-05-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.