PT-1999-1496 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 1999-12-09 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-1999-0974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solaris (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing remote attackers to gain root privileges. This is achieved via GETQUOTA requests to the rpc.rquotad service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0974

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0974 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/864 · Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/190 · Note