CVE-1999-0210 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.22% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1997-11-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | solaris |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris 2.5.1 - 'automount' Local Privilege Escalation | 1997-11-26 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88053459921223&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91547759121289&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-05-statd-automountd.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/235
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9910-104
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88053459921223&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91547759121289&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-05-statd-automountd.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/235
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9910-104
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