CVE-1999-0186
CVSS 2.0 Score 10.0 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Oct 1, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-0186 is a vulnerability affecting Solaris operating systems. The issue lies with an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) subagent, which comes with a default community string. An attacker can exploit this weakness to run arbitrary commands as the root user or modify system parameters remotely. This poses a significant security risk, as unauthorized root access can lead to serious system compromises.
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Affected Products
- Sun Solaris
Affected Vendors
- Sun.