CVE-1999-0210

Automount daemon <unknown> - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0210. PoCs published by anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in the automounter daemon (automountd) on Solaris systems, allowing arbitrary command execution as root via RPC. It leverages the autofs protocol to send malicious mount requests, exploiting insufficient input validation.

Description

Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by anonymous · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19199

This exploit targets a vulnerability in the automounter daemon (automountd) on Solaris systems, allowing arbitrary command execution as root via RPC. It leverages the autofs protocol to send malicious mount requests, exploiting insufficient input validation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Solaris automountd (prior to patch 104654/104655)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to vulnerable Solaris host · automountd service running
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88053459921223&w=2
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9910-104
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91547759121289&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/235
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-05-statd-automountd.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0622
EPSS Percentile 92.6%

Details

Status published
Products (6)
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
Published Nov 26, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026