CVE-1999-0018

SGI IRIX - Buffer Overflow in statd

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0018. PoCs published by anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the statd RPC NFS status daemon (CVE-1999-0018) on Solaris 2.5.1 x86. It crafts a malicious 'SM_MON' RPC request with shellcode to execute arbitrary commands (default: 'touch /tmp/blahblah') and gain root privileges.

Description

Buffer overflow in statd allows root privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by anonymous · cremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19104

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the statd RPC NFS status daemon (CVE-1999-0018) on Solaris 2.5.1 x86. It crafts a malicious 'SM_MON' RPC request with shellcode to execute arbitrary commands (default: 'touch /tmp/blahblah') and gain root privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: statd (Solaris 2.5.1 x86)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's statd service (typically port 111 or a dynamic RPC port) · Target running vulnerable Solaris 2.5.1 x86 with unpatched statd
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/127

Scores

EPSS 0.1048
EPSS Percentile 95.2%

Details

Status published
Products (14)
ibm/aix 3.2
ibm/aix 4.1
sgi/irix 5.0
sgi/irix 5.0.1
sgi/irix 5.1
sgi/irix 5.1.1
sgi/irix 5.2
sgi/irix 5.3
sun/solaris 2.4
sun/solaris 2.5
... and 4 more
Published Dec 05, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026