CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0818

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.80%

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in Solaris kcms_configure due to a long NETPATH environmental variable.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially leading to system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the length of the NETPATH variable and update the system to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Solaris kcms_configure via a long NETPATH environmental variable.

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