What is CVE-1999-0982?

CVE-1999-0982 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 1999-12-05.

Is CVE-1999-0982 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sun Solaris

CVE-1999-0982

The Sun Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) installation script stores a password in plaintext in a world readable file.

Published 1999-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Sun Solaris — versions 8.0
Sun Web-Based Enterprise Management — versions 1.0, 2.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-1999-0982

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0982

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0982?: CVE-1999-0982 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 1999-12-05.
Is CVE-1999-0982 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.