CVE-1999-1585
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Dec 31, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-1585 is a critical vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris 2.x versions prior to 2.4. It involves the rcS and mountall programs, which start a privileged shell on the system console if the file system check (fsck) fails during system boot-up. An attacker with physical access to the system can exploit this weakness and gain root privileges, potentially leading to serious security compromises.
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Affected Vendors
- Sun.