CVE-1999-1197 — TIOCCONS in SunOS 4.1.1 does not properly check the permissions of a user who tries to redirect console output and input, which could allow a local user to gain privileges

TIOCCONS in SunOS 4.1.1 does not properly check the permissions of a user who tries to redirect console output and input, which could allow a local user to gain privileges

Published Mar 9, 2002

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.39%

Description

TIOCCONS in SunOS 4.1.1 does not properly check the permissions of a user who tries to redirect console output and input, which could allow a local user to gain privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.39% 0.00386

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00386

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.39% (0.00386)	30.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.39% (0.00389)	30.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.10% (0.00095)	24.44th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	27.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 4, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	25.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00060)	23.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-12.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7140.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-12.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7140.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 9, 2002

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Aug 31, 2001

Link CVE-1999-1197

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-1999-1197

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-1999-1197