CVE-1999-0334 describes a critical vulnerability in Solaris versions 2.2 and 2.3 where a local user with physical access could gain root privileges if the fsck utility failed during system startup. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a severe impact with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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