Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0055

Assigned:1998-05-14
Published:1998-05-14
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Buffer overflows in Sun libnsl allow root access.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:ALLOWS_ADMIN_ACCESS
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0055

Source: SUN
Type: UNKNOWN
00172

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IX80543

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 4.2
    ibm aix 4.2.1
    ibm aix 4.3
    ibm aix 4.3.1
    ibm aix 4.3.2
    sun solaris 2.4
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun sunos -
    sun sunos 5.2
    sun sunos 5.3
    sun sunos 5.4
    sun sunos 5.5
    sun sunos 5.5.1