$ cve CVE-1999-1191 JSON

CVE-1999-1191 EXPLOIT

7.2

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 80)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

CVSS	7.2 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	1.94% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	1997-05-19
Last modified	2026-06-16

Vendor	Product
sun	solaris
sun	sunos

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Solaris 2.5.1 - 'chkey' Local Privilege Escalation	1997-05-19
exploit-db	Solaris 2.5.0/2.5.1 ps / chkey - Data Buffer	1997-05-19