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CVE-2001-0779

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access v

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.74289
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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sun solarisall versions
sun sunosall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteOpenServer 5.0.5/5.0.6 / HP-UX 10/11 / Solaris 2.6/7.0/8 - rpc.yppasswdd Buffer Overrunverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 187086www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 2763www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openGPL RPC yppasswd username overflow attempt UDPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC yppasswd username overflow attempt UDPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC yppasswd username overflow attempt TCPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC yppasswd old password overflow attempt UDPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC yppasswd old password overflow attempt TCPrpc-portmap-decode
snort-communityPROTOCOL-RPC yppasswd new password overflow attempt UDPrpc-portmap-decode
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD18 Oct 2001 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/209
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-008.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327281US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200110041632.JAA28125%40dim.ucsd.edu
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A102
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