Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0210 (CCN-487)

Assigned:1997-08-01
Published:1997-08-01
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.
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:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
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:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19981005-01-PX
Vulnerability in IRIX autofsd

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 26 Nov 1997 02:02:13 -0600
Solaris 2.5.1 automountd exploit (fwd)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 4 Jan 1999 00:12:08 PST
SUN almost has a clue! (automountd)

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin J-045
Vulnerability in statd exposes vulnerability in automountd

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0210

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19971126 Solaris 2.5.1 automountd exploit (fwd)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990103 SUN almost has a clue! (automountd)

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin #00151
Vulnerability in automounter

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX9910-104
Sec. Vulnerability regarding automountd (rev. 01)

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1999-05
Vulnerability in statd exposes vulnerability in automountd

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-99-05

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Incident Note IN-1999-04
Similar Attacks Using Various RPC Services

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 947
Sun automountd Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
235

Source: CCN
Type: BID-235
Solaris automount Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-729
Multiple Vendor Automountd Vulnerability

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBUX9910-104

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sun-automountd(487)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6076
    V
    automountd can run user programs as root.
    2008-12-08
    BACK
    sun solaris 2.4
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun sunos 5.4
    sun sunos 5.5
    sun sunos 5.5.1
    sun solaris 2.3
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.4
    hp hp-ux 10.20
    sun solaris 1.0