CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0315

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.81%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives local users root access.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability by a local user could lead to full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Solaris system and restrict access to the fdformat command to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS