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CVE-1999-0320

CRITICAL

9.3

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0620%

EPSS Percentile32.98th

PublishedMar 1, 1998

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

SunOS rpc.cmsd allows attackers to obtain root access by overwriting arbitrary files.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Sun

Solaris

= 2.4

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Sun

Solaris

= 2.5

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Sun

Solaris

= 2.5.1

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Sun

Sunos

= 4.1.3u1

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Sun

Sunos

= 4.1.4

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.3

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.4

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.5

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.5.1

References & Advisories

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/166

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/166

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