CVE-1999-1584

Summary

CVE-1999-1584 is a security vulnerability affecting SunOS 4.1.1 to 4.1.3c and Open Windows 3.0. The issue lies in the loadmodule and modload functions, which if installed with setuid/setgid privileges, can be exploited by local users to elevate their privileges to root level. This is accomplished through manipulation of environment variables, which represents a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1586.

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