Vulnerability in Sun Solaris
CVE-2001-0779
Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.
EPSS: 0.622 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Sun Solaris — versions 2.6, 7.0, 8.0
- Sun Sunos — versions 5.7, 5.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0779?
- CVE-2001-0779 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 2001-10-18.
- Is CVE-2001-0779 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.