// For flags

CVE-1999-0210

Solaris 2.5.1 - 'automount' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1997-11-26 CVE Published
  • 1997-11-26 First Exploit
  • 1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sun
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Solaris
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2.4
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Solaris
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2.5
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Solaris
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2.5.1
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x86
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.4
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-
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.5
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-
Affected
Sun
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Sunos
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5.5.1
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-
Affected