CVE-1999-1211

Summary

CVE-1999-1211 is a critical vulnerability affecting the in.telnetd service in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier versions. This issue permits local users to exploit a flaw and elevate their privileges to root level, granting them full control over the system. The vulnerability arises due to an insufficient access control mechanism, which can be exploited by an attacker with local access to the system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to significant security risks, including unauthorized system modifications and data theft. It is strongly recommended that affected systems be updated to a newer version of SunOS or have the vulnerable component patched as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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