Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0315. PoCs published by Cristian Schipor.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Solaris 2.4 and 2.5.1 via the fdformat binary. It uses SPARC shellcode to execute arbitrary commands, leveraging stack manipulation to achieve remote code execution.
Description
Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Cristian Schipor · clocalsolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/328
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Solaris 2.4 and 2.5.1 via the fdformat binary. It uses SPARC shellcode to execute arbitrary commands, leveraging stack manipulation to achieve remote code execution.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Solaris 2.4 and 2.5.1 (fdformat binary)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Access to the target system · Ability to execute the fdformat binary
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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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/138
Scores
EPSS
0.0081
EPSS Percentile
52.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
sun/solaris
2.4
sun/solaris
2.5
sun/solaris
2.5.1
sun/solaris
2.6
sun/sunos
5.3
sun/sunos
5.4
sun/sunos
5.5
sun/sunos
5.5.1
sun/sunos
5.7
Published
Apr 01, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026