CVE-1999-1585 describes a vulnerability in Sun Solaris 2.x, specifically affecting the rcS and mountall programs, where a privileged shell is launched on the system console if fsck fails during boot. This allows attackers with physical access to gain root privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.