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CVE-1999-1137

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CVE-1999-1137

Published: Mar 9, 2002

Modified: Aug 1, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

00122
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUN
E-01
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
sun-audio(549)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
6436
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB

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