Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-1999-0973 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Solaris

4 documents4 sources

Severity

10.0CRITICALNVD

EPSS

7.3%

top 8.32%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

SUN Solaris SUN Sunos

Timeline

PublishedDec 7

Latest updateApr 30

Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDsun/solaris5 versions+4

▶NVDsun/sunos5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-h4p7-357c-5553: Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode↗2022-04-30

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CVEList

CVE-1999-0973: Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode↗2000-01-04

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💥Exploits & PoCs

Exploit-DB

Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6/7.0 snoop - 'print_domain_name' Remote Buffer Overflow↗1999-12-07

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