Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0973 (CCN-3779)

Assigned:1999-12-07
Published:1999-12-07
Updated:2018-10-30
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
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
10.0 High (CCN 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
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:46:12 CST
Solaris 2.7's snoop

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0973

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1155
Solaris snoop print_domain_name Function Remote Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
858

Source: CCN
Type: BID-858
Solaris snoop (print_domain_name) Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
snoop-verb-domain-bo(3779)

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:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun solaris 2.4
    sun solaris 2.5
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    sun solaris 7.0
    sun sunos -
    sun sunos 5.3
    sun sunos 5.4
    sun sunos 5.5
    sun sunos 5.5.1
    sun sunos 5.7
    sun solaris 7.0