CVE-1999-0493

Solaris - Remote Procedure Call Forwarding via rpc.statd SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY Commands

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0493. PoCs published by anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in rpc.statd to relay RPC calls to other services without proper access controls, allowing command injection. It can execute arbitrary commands or spawn a shell via inetd manipulation.

Description

rpc.statd allows remote attackers to forward RPC calls to the local operating system via the SM_MON and SM_NOTIFY commands, which in turn could be used to remotely exploit other bugs such as in automountd.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by anonymous · cremotesolaris
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19327

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in rpc.statd to relay RPC calls to other services without proper access controls, allowing command injection. It can execute arbitrary commands or spawn a shell via inetd manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Solaris rpc.statd (pre-August 1998)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target's rpc.statd service · rpc.statd running on target
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=91547759121289&w=2
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-045.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/450
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 0.0426
EPSS Percentile 89.8%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
sun/solaris 2.4
sun/solaris 2.5
sun/solaris 2.5.1
sun/solaris 2.6
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 5.3
sun/sunos 5.4
sun/sunos 5.5.1
Published Jun 07, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026