CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0334

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a serious security risk by allowing local users with physical access to take control of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict physical access to servers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Solaris 2.2 and 2.3, when fsck fails on startup, it allows a local user with physical access to obtain root access.

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