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CVE-1999-0186

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1280%
EPSS Percentile15.07th
PublishedOct 1, 1998
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

In Solaris, an SNMP subagent has a default community string that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root, or modify system parameters.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻
Sun

Solaris

= 2.6

References & Advisories

🔗 http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10080762.htm
🔗 http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10080762.htm
🔗 https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-238/

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