CVE-1999-0210 Command injection in n/a
Local or remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via shell metacharacters in the automount daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0210?
CVE-1999-0210 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 2 Jun 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0210?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0210?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-0210 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0210 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63gj-m3j5-p47q.