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CVE-1999-0164


A race condition in the Solaris ps command allows an attacker to overwrite critical files.


Published

1995-08-29T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sun sunos 5.3 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.4 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.4 Yes

References