CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0773

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.69%

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in Solaris lpset program allows local users to gain root access.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Solaris to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the lpset program.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Solaris lpset program allows local users to gain root access.

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