CVE-2001-0779

Solaris 2.6, 7, 8 - Buffer Overflow in rpc.yppasswdd via Long Username

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0779. PoCs published by metaray.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in rpc.yppasswdd, which could allow arbitrary code execution with superuser privileges due to insufficient bounds checking. However, the actual exploit code is not included in the provided snippet.

Description

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by metaray · textremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20879

The provided text describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in rpc.yppasswdd, which could allow arbitrary code execution with superuser privileges due to insufficient bounds checking. However, the actual exploit code is not included in the provided snippet.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: rpc.yppasswdd (multiple vendor distributions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable rpc.yppasswdd service
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sun
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281

Scores

EPSS 0.6219
EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Details

Status published
Products (6)
sun/solaris 2.6
sun/solaris 7.0
sun/solaris 8.0
sun/sunos
sun/sunos 5.7
sun/sunos 5.8
Published Oct 18, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026