CVE-1999-0164 describes a race condition vulnerability within the Solaris ps command, affecting SunOS. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite critical system files. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM), exploitation requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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