CVE-1999-0973

Published: Dec 7, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode.

Affected (11)

Products: Sun: Solaris, Sunos

Sun

2 products

Solaris

Sunos

Configuration A

11 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Solaris	Version 2.4
Sun Solaris	Version 2.5.1
Sun Solaris	Version 2.5
Sun Solaris	Version 2.6
Sun Solaris	Version 7.0
Sun Sunos	All versions
Sun Sunos	Version 5.3
Sun Sunos	Version 5.4
Sun Sunos	Version 5.5.1
Sun Sunos	Version 5.5
Sun Sunos	Version 5.7

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/858

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/858

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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