CVE-1999-1137

Description

The permissions for the /dev/audio device on Solaris 2.2 and earlier, and SunOS 4.1.x, allow any local user to read from the device, which could be used by an attacker to monitor conversations happening near a machine that has a microphone.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory ciac.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/122&type=0&nav=sec.sba	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/e-01.shtml	third party advisory patch government resource vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/549	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/6436	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1137?: CVE-1999-1137 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1137?: To fix CVE-1999-1137, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1137 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-1999-1137 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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