VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0779
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 62.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 62.19% probability · 99th 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/209
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.