{
    "id": "CVE-1999-1191",
    "published": "1997-05-19 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:49:54",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in chkey in Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.",
    "epss_score": "0.01938",
    "epss_percentile": "0.79533",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "solaris"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "sunos"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19160",
            "title": "Solaris 2.5.1 - 'chkey' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "1997-05-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19160"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "332",
            "title": "Solaris 2.5.0/2.5.1 ps / chkey - Data Buffer",
            "date": "1997-05-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/332"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-97.18.solaris.chkey.buffer.overflow.vul",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418335&w=2",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/144",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7442.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/207",
        "ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/advisory/AA-97.18.solaris.chkey.buffer.overflow.vul",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167418335&w=2",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/144",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7442.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/207"
    ]
}