# CVE-1999-0302: Command injection in n/a

> A malicious FTP server can force SunOS/Solaris FTP clients to execute arbitrary commands, requiring user interaction to connect.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Sep 1999
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m4c-63c4-rv6x

## What is CVE-1999-0302?

CVE-1999-0302 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SunOS/Solaris FTP clients can be forced to execute arbitrary commands from a malicious FTP server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0302?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-0302?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0302 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-0302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-3869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3869/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3870/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4556/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3093/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1081/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0302 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-0302 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0302/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0302/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0302
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0302
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-0302

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0302/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.