CVE-1999-0056

SunOS - Buffer Overflow in Ping Program

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0056. PoCs published by HORKimhab.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0056, a buffer overflow in Sun's ping program that could grant local root access. The file lacks any functional exploit code, technical details, or proof-of-concept implementation.

Description

Buffer overflow in Sun's ping program can give root access to local users.

Exploits (1)

github STUB
by HORKimhab · shellpoc
https://github.com/HORKimhab/poc-cve-collection/tree/main/1999/0xxx/CVE-1999-0056.md

The repository contains a placeholder markdown file for CVE-1999-0056, a buffer overflow in Sun's ping program that could grant local root access. The file lacks any functional exploit code, technical details, or proof-of-concept implementation.

Classification
Stub 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Unknown
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Sun ping program (unspecified version)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable Sun system
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 14, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/174

Scores

EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 29.0%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 5.3
sun/sunos 5.4
sun/sunos 5.5
sun/sunos 5.5.1
Published Sep 09, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026