CVE-1999-0315 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the Solaris fdformat command to gain root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0315?
CVE-1999-0315 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Solaris fdformat command gives root access to local users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0315?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0315?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0315 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-0315 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0315 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as CVE-1999-0110, GHSA-988q-hp2f-8wq8.