Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 NIS+ privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1. This affects an unknown part of the component NIS+. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0300. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.5.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component NIS+. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

nis_cachemgr for solaris nis+ allows attackers to add malicious nis+ servers.

The weakness was shared 10/01/1997 as 00155 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0300. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-13993 and VDB-13990 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
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06/18/2014 +6104 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 00155⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13994
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:23
Updated: 04/17/2026 01:43
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:23 (45), 05/19/2018 09:51 (6), 04/17/2026 01:43 (16)
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