CVE-1999-0410 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'cancel' command within Solaris 2.6 (i386). This flaw allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to achieve root privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for local privilege escalation is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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