CVE-1999-1371
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via...
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
- Record
CVE-1999-1371- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
- Record
CVE-1999-1371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1352 No score
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1352- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7p2-5qfp-frgm No score
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via...
Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.
- Record
GHSA-g7p2-5qfp-frgm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Solaris 2.6/2.7 - '/usr/bin/write' Local Overflow | 2001-01-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Sunos, published March 8, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.