{
    "id": "CVE-2001-0779",
    "published": "2001-10-18 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:54:56",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.62188",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99157",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:13:56",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "solaris"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "sunos"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20879",
            "title": "OpenServer 5.0.5/5.0.6 / HP-UX 10/11 / Solaris 2.6/7.0/8 - rpc.yppasswdd Buffer Overrun",
            "date": "2001-05-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20879"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/327281",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763",
        "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/327281",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763",
        "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"
    ]
}