CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1211

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in in.telnetd in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version to eliminate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in in.telnetd in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

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