CVE-1999-0502 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 53.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A Unix account has a default, null, blank, or missing password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 53.34% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1998-03-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux |
| redhat | linux |
| sun | solaris |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SSH - User Code Execution (Metasploit) | 1999-01-01 |
References
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