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CVE-1999-0973

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0830%

EPSS Percentile24.86th

PublishedDec 7, 1999

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in Solaris snoop program allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long domain name when snoop is running in verbose mode.

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

Solaris

= 2.6

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Sun

Solaris

= 7.0

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Sun

Sunos

All versions

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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

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Sun

Sunos

= 5.7

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/858

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/858

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