VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1419
Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in nss_nisplus.so.1 library in NIS+ in Solaris 2.3 and 2.4 allows local users to gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/148Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7535.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/219Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/148Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7535.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/219Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.