CVE-1999-0301 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'ps' command within SunOS and Solaris operating systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to insufficient bounds checking. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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