CVE-1999-1137
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.
Published:Oct 1, 1993
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 9, 2002
EPSS Score:0.00096
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Sun
Product
Solaris
Sun
Solaris
Vendor
Sun
Product
Sunos
Sun
Sunos
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
