Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0347 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4p7-357c-5553
References
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More Sun Solaris vulnerabilities
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- TI-2003-00666 The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2001-00234 Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0973 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4p7-357c-5553 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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