CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0410

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.69%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

The cancel command in Solaris 2.6 (i386) has a buffer overflow that allows local users to obtain root access.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security risk.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Solaris system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the root account.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The cancel command in Solaris 2.6 (i386) has a buffer overflow that allows local users to obtain root access.

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