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CVE-1999-0786 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create)

The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0786
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-09-22
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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