CVE-1999-1432

Description

Power management (Powermanagement) on Solaris 2.4 through 2.6 does not start the xlock process until after the sys-suspend has completed, which allows an attacker with physical access to input characters to the last active application from the keyboard for a short period after the system is restoring, which could lead to increased privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.05% Top 15%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525997&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/160	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1432?: CVE-1999-1432 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1432?: To fix CVE-1999-1432, 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-1999-1432 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1432 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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