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PUBLISHED DATE: October 1, 1993CVE-1999-1137:
The permissions for the...

CVSS:
2.1
EPSS:
7.70%
Exploitability:
3.9
In KEV:
No
Description

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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