CVE-2001-0779

SUN Solaris - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

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

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (9)

[Vendor Advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml

[US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281

[Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187086

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu

[Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2763

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A56

Scores

EPSS 0.7429

EPSS Percentile 98.9%

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