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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1118 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.705Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1137

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1993-10-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1137

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