---
id: CVE-1999-1388
title: >-
  passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a
  symlink attack and the -F command line argument.
summary: >-
  passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a
  symlink attack and the -F command line argument.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1994-05-13'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1388'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_4/0755.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0197.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0207.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_4/0755.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0197.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_2/0207.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00399
epssPercentile: 0.31276
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.731Z'
---

## Overview

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.