CVE-1999-0859 describes a local file disclosure vulnerability in the arp utility on Sun Solaris and SunOS systems. By leveraging the -f parameter, local users can read arbitrary files, specifically lines that fail to parse correctly. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and while an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-19232), there is no Metasploit or Nuclei support, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:P/I:N/A:N
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