CVE-1999-0786
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE...
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0786- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-1999-0786- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0767 No score
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0767- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2whr-5263-qqgc No score
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE...
The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-2whr-5263-qqgc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Solaris 2.6 - Profiling File Creation | 1999-09-22 |
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-1999-0786 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sun Solaris, published September 22, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.